With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Madrone works elsewhere
4 jobs are based in Madrone for 234 working residents. Hardly any stay in Madrone for work; outside it, Albuquerque is the main destination (35%, 37 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 58 minutes (New Mexico 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Madrone, in a few figures
Madrone workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 58 minutes each way, against 24 across New Mexico. Over a year that’s about 445 hours of commuting, 261 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Madrone is a place people come home to
There are 4 jobs based in Madrone, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Madrone has about 65 people in it, 78% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Madrone works in Albuquerque
81 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Albuquerque, 37 miles away. That’s far more as work in Madrone itself. The commute map ↓
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 234 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Each way, about 58 minutes from Madrone
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Madrone workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 commuters (the 12% 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.
In and out of Madrone on a workday
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 65 people are in Madrone on a workday afternoon, 78% 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.
Commuting out of Madrone: the destinations
Where Madrone clocks in
35% of workers
6% 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.
What Madrone’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madrone, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 4. 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 Madrone’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Madrone
About 18% 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.
Madrone and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madrone workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrone | – | — | — | 58 min | $18,704 |
| Casa Colorada | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Casa Colorada: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Madrone’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 Madrone: questions
What is the median household income in Madrone?
$18,704 (±$5,328) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madrone?
35.3%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madrone?
58 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madrone work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (35%, 37 mi), Belen (14%, 14 mi), Santa Fe (6%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Madrone without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Madrone, from the people who make the trip.
More of Madrone
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.