Most of Ponderosa commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 27 minutes each way, where New Mexico has 24 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Ponderosa report 8 jobs; 156 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Ponderosa; the top destination outside it is Albuquerque (31%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ponderosa quiets down on a workday
On a workday 155 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Ponderosa on a workday afternoon, 51% fewer than live here.
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 Ponderosa’s working residents head each day
Where Ponderosa clocks in
31% of workers
17% of workers
7% 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.
What Ponderosa’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ponderosa, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 8. 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 Ponderosa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Ponderosa: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ponderosa workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 106 commuters (the 15% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Ponderosa
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 Ponderosa: questions
What is the median household income in Ponderosa?
$60,313 (±$31,711) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ponderosa?
38.8%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ponderosa?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ponderosa work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (31%, 38 mi), Los Alamos (17%, 26 mi), Santa Fe (7%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ponderosa 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 Ponderosa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ponderosa
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.