Photo: jclarson · CC BY 2.0How Magdalena works: jobs, income and commuting
Employers in Magdalena report 236 jobs, and 208 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 49% of workers, against 12% across New Mexico. About one in seven stay in Magdalena for work; outside it, Albuquerque is the main destination (19%, 76 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Magdalena apart on work
A lot of Magdalena works from home
49% of Magdalena workers work from home, against 12% across New Mexico. Time on the road ↓
Magdalena’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Magdalena is Albuquerque, 76 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (39) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
53% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 208 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Working from home in Magdalena
of Magdalena workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 commuters (the 49% 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.
Miles to work from Magdalena
About 53% 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.
Who works in Magdalena, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 177 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 205 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).
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 people from Magdalena work
Where Magdalena clocks in
19% of workers
15% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Magdalena
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Magdalena, 2013 → 2023: 160 → 236. 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 Magdalena’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Magdalena: questions
What is the poverty rate in Magdalena?
38.8%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Magdalena work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (19%, 76 mi), Socorro (15%, 19 mi), Lemitar (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Magdalena 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 Magdalena, from the people who make the trip.
More of Magdalena
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.