More than half of Paa-Ko’s working residents commute to Albuquerque
Working residents average 40 minutes each way (New Mexico 24, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Paa-Ko; the top destination outside it is Albuquerque (59%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Paa-Ko, in brief
More than half of Paa-Ko works in Albuquerque
192 working residents, 59%, have their main job in Albuquerque, 19 miles away. That’s 59 times as many as work in Paa-Ko itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Paa-Ko works from home
44% of Paa-Ko workers work from home, against 12% across New Mexico. Time on the road ↓
Paa-Ko is a place people come home to
There are 51 jobs based in Paa-Ko, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Paa-Ko has about 470 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 326 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
59% of working residents work in Albuquerque
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Paa-Ko clocks in
59% of workers
13% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 40 minutes each way, longer than most of New Mexico
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paa-Ko workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 commuters (the 44% 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.
Paa-Ko quiets down on a workday
On a workday 323 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Paa-Ko on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
What the 51 jobs in Paa-Ko are
51 jobs are based in Paa-Ko. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Paa-Ko’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paa-Ko, 2013 → 2023: 191 → 51. 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.
Half of Paa-Ko commutes less than 16 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Paa-Ko and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Edgewood (1%). Darker towns draw more of Paa-Ko’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 Paa-Ko: questions
What is the median household income in Paa-Ko?
$230,804 (±$34,424) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paa-Ko?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paa-Ko?
40 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 44% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paa-Ko work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (59%, 19 mi), Kirtland AFB (13%, 17 mi), Santa Fe (3%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paa-Ko 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 Paa-Ko, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paa-Ko
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.