Jemez Pueblo · Photo: Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853, artist; Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886, lithographer. · Public domainHouseholds in Jemez Pueblo have lower incomes than those in 81% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Jemez Pueblo is better than 2% of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (A). Poverty touches 31.4% of residents, where New Mexico as a whole has 17.8%. 0% of workers work from home, next to 12% for New Mexico as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jemez Pueblo at work: what stands out
Jemez Pueblo’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Jemez Pueblo is Albuquerque, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (174) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs in Jemez Pueblo go to people who live here
Of the 408 jobs based in Jemez Pueblo, 50% are held by Jemez Pueblo residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Jemez Pueblo pay better than its residents’ jobs
61% of the jobs based in Jemez Pueblo pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 45% of the jobs Jemez Pueblo residents hold. 50% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Jemez Pueblo. 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; with 661 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Jemez Pueblo: the grade in detail
Household income holds Jemez Pueblo’s grade up ($55,551, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down.
Unemployment (8.5%) is left out: Jemez Pueblo’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Jemez Pueblo could be anywhere from D− to C−.
How far Jemez Pueblo goes to work
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 daily commute in and out of Jemez Pueblo
On a workday 459 residents head out to work, 202 work right here, and 206 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Jemez Pueblo on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Jemez Pueblo
408 jobs are based in Jemez Pueblo.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jemez Pueblo, 2013 → 2023: 308 → 408. 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 Jemez Pueblo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
26% of working residents work in Albuquerque
Where Jemez Pueblo clocks in
26% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Jemez Pueblo
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jemez Pueblo workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 681 commuters (the 0% 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.
Jemez Pueblo is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 681 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all 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). 12.2% of Jemez Pueblo households have no vehicle (New Mexico 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jemez Pueblo’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Jemez Pueblo compares with U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 763 | Picacho Hills NM | 2,002 | $121K | 5.6% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 968 | Tres Arroyos NM | 1,926 | $88K | 2.2% | 5.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,270 | Mesilla NM | 1,818 | $75K | 4.5% | 6.8% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,449 | Burns Flat OK | 1,918 | $45K | 25.7% | 6.4% | 6% | D− |
| 5,450 | Jamestown TN | 2,135 | $31K | 34.0% | 2.0% | 26% | D− |
| 5,451 | Jemez Pueblo NM | 2,199 | $56K | 31.4% | 8.5% | 31% | D− |
| 5,452 | Whitesburg KY | 1,609 | $29K | 37.5% | 11.1% | 32% | D− |
| 5,453 | Richland MO | 1,737 | $34K | 25.9% | 3.8% | 8% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Jemez Pueblo, the top three, the last and three more from New Mexico.
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 Jemez Pueblo: questions
What is the median household income in Jemez Pueblo?
$55,551 (±$17,133) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jemez Pueblo?
31.4%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jemez Pueblo?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jemez Pueblo work?
31% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (26%, 35 mi), Rio Rancho (5%, 22 mi), Bernalillo (3%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jemez Pueblo walkable?
Jemez Pueblo is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jemez Pueblo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jemez Pueblo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jemez Pueblo
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.