Rio Puerco Bridge · Photo: Creator:Michael Quintieri · CC BY-SA 3.0About two in three of Pajarito Mesa’s working residents commute to Albuquerque
No jobs are based in Pajarito Mesa in the Census job records; 93 of its residents work elsewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 12% for New Mexico as a whole. Hardly any work in Pajarito Mesa itself; outside it, Albuquerque draws the most (69%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Pajarito Mesa on a workday
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Pajarito Mesa on a workday afternoon, 100% 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.
Where Pajarito Mesa’s working residents head each day
Where Pajarito Mesa clocks in
69% of workers
5% 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.
Working from home in Pajarito Mesa
of Pajarito Mesa workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 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.
The distance from Pajarito Mesa to work
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 Pajarito Mesa: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pajarito Mesa?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pajarito Mesa work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Pajarito Mesa 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 Pajarito Mesa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pajarito Mesa
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.