Polvadera’s household incomes are among the lowest in the country
Jobs & income D−: near the bottom of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What’s behind Polvadera’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Polvadera is near the bottom of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Polvadera’s grade.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Polvadera’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Polvadera stays D−.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 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.
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.
28% 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 Polvadera clocks in
28% of workers
19% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Working from home in Polvadera
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Polvadera workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 59% 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.
Half of Polvadera commutes less than 63 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 51% 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.
How Polvadera compares with U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Polvadera, the top three, the last and three more from New Mexico.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 386 | Santa Ana Pueblo NM | 1,026 | $86K | 5.5% | 2.9% | 19% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 663 | Barton NM | 1,302 | $82K | 6.6% | 5.8% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 790 | Atoka NM | 1,347 | $84K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,128 | Renovo PA | 1,044 | $28K | 40.9% | 19.6% | 5% | D− |
| 3,129 | Dolan Springs AZ | 1,341 | $26K | 41.1% | 30.0% | 5% | D− |
| 3,130 | Polvadera NM | 1,033 | $27K | 88.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
| 3,131 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
| 3,132 | Prewitt NM | 1,027 | $19K | 54.4% | 24.7% | 2% | D− |
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Polvadera and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Polvadera’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Polvadera workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polvadera | – | D− | — | — | $27,158 |
| Chamizal | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chamizal: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Polvadera: questions
What is the median household income in Polvadera?
$27,158 (±$21,926) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Polvadera?
88.7%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Polvadera work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (28%, 64 mi), Socorro (19%, 10 mi), Belen (9%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Polvadera 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 Polvadera, from the people who make the trip.
More of Polvadera
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.