Unemployment in Edgewood (5.1%) is higher than in 63% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Edgewood itself; outside it, Albuquerque draws the most (34%, 24 miles). For jobs and income Edgewood is better than 48% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (B−). Commuters spend 36 minutes getting to work on average, next to 24 for New Mexico and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Edgewood apart on work
Edgewood workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across New Mexico. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Edgewood has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Edgewood went from 700 in 2013 to 1,215 in 2023, +74%. The jobs ↓
Edgewood and Albuquerque trade workers both ways
Albuquerque is the top workplace for Edgewood residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Edgewood come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Edgewood
58% of Edgewood residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 37% of the jobs based in Edgewood pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 90% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Edgewood earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Edgewood’s grade up ($84,761, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Edgewood could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Getting to work from Edgewood takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edgewood workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,319 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across New Mexico: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Jobs in Edgewood: what the 1,215 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgewood, 2013 → 2023: 700 → 1,215. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Edgewood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Edgewood commutes to
Where Edgewood clocks in
34% of workers
9% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
How many people are in Edgewood by day
On a workday 1,523 residents head out to work, 164 work right here, and 1,051 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.72 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Edgewood
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Edgewood, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across New Mexico, on an EPA index of 6.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,711 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Edgewood households have no vehicle (New Mexico 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Edgewood’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Edgewood is 1,937th of 3,370 U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 559 | White Rock NM | 5,716 | $157K | 2.5% | 0.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 783 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque NM | 5,790 | $73K | 8.8% | 0.8% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,271 | Eldorado at Santa Fe NM | 5,619 | $107K | 8.4% | 2.1% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,935 | Sullivan IL | 4,310 | $63K | 10.3% | 2.4% | 30% | B− |
| 1,936 | Tipton IN | 5,263 | $60K | 17.7% | 1.7% | 22% | B− |
| 1,937 | Edgewood NM | 6,157 | $85K | 8.3% | 5.1% | 10% | B− |
| 1,938 | Randolph Township IN | 4,334 | $66K | 9.2% | 1.3% | 16% | B− |
| 1,939 | Moapa Valley NV | 6,684 | $89K | 5.8% | 4.1% | 13% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Edgewood, the top three, the last and three more from New Mexico.
Around Edgewood: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edgewood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood | – | B− | B− | 36 min | $84,761 |
| Thunder Mountain | under 2% | C+ | D | 33 min | $47,309 |
| Barton | under 2% | B | D | 31 min | $81,723 |
| La Madera | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Paa-Ko | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Cedar Grove | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. La Madera, Paa-Ko and Cedar Grove: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edgewood’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Edgewood: questions
What is the median household income in Edgewood?
$84,761 (±$12,049) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edgewood?
8.3%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edgewood?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edgewood work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (34%, 24 mi), Santa Fe (9%, 39 mi), Kirtland AFB (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Edgewood walkable?
Edgewood is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edgewood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edgewood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgewood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.