El Duende has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 7 jobs in El Duende, and 109 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in El Duende itself; outside it, Los Alamos draws the most (19%, 15 miles). <1% of workers work from home, where New Mexico as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
El Duende quiets down on a workday
On a workday 108 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in El Duende on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from El Duende ends
Where El Duende clocks in
19% of workers
14% of workers
12% 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.
Goods, not services: 71% of the jobs in El Duende
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in El Duende, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 7. 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 El Duende’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in El Duende
of El Duende workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 251 commuters (the <1% 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.
Where in the region El Duende works
About 36% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The towns around El Duende
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | El Duende workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Duende | – | — | — | — | $124,081 |
| Hernandez | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Chamita | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hernandez and Chamita: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of El Duende’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 El Duende: questions
What is the median household income in El Duende?
$124,081 (±$107,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in El Duende?
0.4%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in El Duende work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Alamos (19%, 15 mi), Española (14%, 6 mi), Albuquerque (12%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around El Duende without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from El Duende, from the people who make the trip.
More of El Duende
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.