About half of Monterey Park’s working residents commute to Albuquerque
Monterey Park has 26 jobs, and 511 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 12% across New Mexico. Hardly any work in Monterey Park itself; outside it, Albuquerque draws the most (50%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Monterey Park and work: the main findings
More than half of Monterey Park works in Albuquerque
257 working residents, 50%, have their main job in Albuquerque, 24 miles away. That’s far more as work in Monterey Park itself. The commute map ↓
Monterey Park is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Monterey Park, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Monterey Park has about 180 people in it, 73% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Monterey Park workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 12% across New Mexico. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 511 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Monterey Park’s residents
Where Monterey Park clocks in
50% of workers
12% of workers
4% 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.
In and out of Monterey Park on a workday
On a workday 511 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Monterey Park on a workday afternoon, 73% fewer than live here.
0.05 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.
Working from home in Monterey Park
of Monterey Park workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 336 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.
96% of the jobs in Monterey Park make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monterey Park, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 26. 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 Monterey Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Monterey Park
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.
Next door to Monterey Park
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monterey Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Park | – | — | — | — | $28,162 |
| Las Maravillas | under 2% | C | C | 37 min | $63,375 |
| El Cerro Mission | under 2% | D− | D− | 46 min | $49,470 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Monterey Park’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 Monterey Park: questions
What is the median household income in Monterey Park?
$28,162 (±$18,215) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monterey Park?
25.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Monterey Park work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monterey Park
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.