San Jose de Gracia Church · Photo: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.5Where Ojo Sarco earns its living
The Census job records count 50 working residents of Ojo Sarco and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Ojo Sarco; the top destination outside it is Albuquerque (22%, 86 miles). 72.3% of residents are in poverty, against 17.8% across New Mexico.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ojo Sarco by day and by night
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 62 people are in Ojo Sarco on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Ojo Sarco: the destinations
Where Ojo Sarco clocks in
22% of workers
16% 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.
How far Ojo Sarco’s workers travel
About 43% 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.
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 Ojo Sarco: questions
What is the median household income in Ojo Sarco?
$13,292 (±$8,940) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ojo Sarco?
72.3%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ojo Sarco work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (22%, 86 mi), Los Alamos (16%, 32 mi), Española (12%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ojo Sarco, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ojo Sarco
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.