Photo: Chris English · CC BY-SA 3.0Work and commuting in San Fidel
100% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across New Mexico. Hardly any work in San Fidel; the top destination outside it is Albuquerque (33%, 54 miles). No jobs are based in San Fidel in the Census job records; 15 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves San Fidel for work, and who comes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 64 people are in San Fidel on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 San Fidel goes to work
Where San Fidel clocks in
33% 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.
Working from home in San Fidel
of San Fidel workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from San Fidel
About 53% 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 San Fidel: questions
What is the poverty rate in San Fidel?
3.8%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in San Fidel work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (33%, 54 mi), Grants (13%, 14 mi), Los Lunas (7%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from San Fidel, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Fidel
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.