Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Albuquerque draws more than half of San Antonito’s working residents
Hardly any stay in San Antonito for work; outside it, Albuquerque is the main destination (57%, 17 miles). Commuters spend 58 minutes getting to work on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. Employers in San Antonito report 134 jobs for 388 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
San Antonito and work: the main findings
San Antonito workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 58 minutes each way, against 24 across New Mexico. Over a year that’s about 445 hours of commuting, 261 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
More than half of San Antonito works in Albuquerque
223 working residents, 57%, have their main job in Albuquerque, 17 miles away. That’s 57 times as many as work in San Antonito itself. The commute map ↓
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 388 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Each way, about 58 minutes from San Antonito
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of San Antonito workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 290 commuters (the 13% 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.
Where San Antonito goes to work
Where San Antonito clocks in
57% of workers
12% of workers
3% 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.
Who leaves San Antonito for work, and who comes in
On a workday 386 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in San Antonito on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.35 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.
Factories, building and farms: 56% of the jobs in San Antonito
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Antonito, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 134. 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 San Antonito’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region San Antonito works
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.
San Antonito and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Antonito workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonito | – | — | — | 58 min | $51,898 |
| Sandia Park | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sandia Park: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of San Antonito’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 San Antonito: questions
What is the median household income in San Antonito?
$51,898 (±$17,285) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Antonito?
31.4%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from San Antonito?
58 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in San Antonito work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around San Antonito 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 San Antonito, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Antonito
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.