Photo: Asaavedra32 · CC BY-SA 3.0Rowe has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Rowe report 12 jobs, and 63 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Rowe for work; outside it, Albuquerque is the main destination (24%, 61 miles). 29% of workers work from home, where New Mexico as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Rowe on a workday
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Rowe on a workday afternoon, 10% 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.
Out of Rowe to work: where people go
Where Rowe clocks in
24% of workers
19% of workers
11% 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.
75% of the jobs in Rowe pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rowe, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 12. 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 Rowe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rowe
of Rowe workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 192 commuters (the 29% 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.
How far Rowe’s workers travel
About 46% 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 Rowe: questions
What is the median household income in Rowe?
$115,976 (±$28,556) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rowe?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rowe work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (24%, 61 mi), Santa Fe (19%, 21 mi), Las Vegas (11%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rowe 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 Rowe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rowe
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.