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Jobs & commute in San Ildefonso Pueblo

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of San Ildefonso Pueblo works elsewhere

A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, where New Mexico has 24 and the U.S. 26. There are 35 jobs in San Ildefonso Pueblo, against 298 working residents. Hardly any stay in San Ildefonso Pueblo for work; outside it, Los Alamos is the main destination (19%, 9 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

Jobs and commuting in San Ildefonso Pueblo: the gist

★ What stands out · Day and night

A workday in San Ildefonso Pueblo: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 296 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.

296live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
33work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night740
Workday470
740live here− 300head out to work+ 33come in to work= 470on a workday

About 470 people are in San Ildefonso Pueblo on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of San Ildefonso Pueblo: the destinations

FowlerColorado SpringsPecosEspañola: 18 residents work here (6%)Gallup: 4 residents work here (1%)Albuquerque: 31 residents work here (10%)Rio RanchoSanta Fe: 53 residents work here (18%)SombrilloSanta Clara Pueblo: 3 residents work here (1%)El RanchoCuyamungue Grant: 22 residents work here (7%)Ohkay Owingeh: 10 residents work here (3%)San Ildefonso PuebloPojoaque: 6 residents work here (2%)Tesuque: 15 residents work here (5%)Los Alamos: 58 residents work here (19%)Los AlamosSanta FeAlbuquerqueCuyamungue GrantEspañolaTesuqueSan Ildefonso Pueblo
1
Los Alamos9.1 mi away
19%58
2
Santa Fe17.7 mi away
18%53
3
Albuquerque61.5 mi away
10%31
47%22
5
Española8.6 mi away
6%18
6
Tesuque15.1 mi away
5%15
7
Ohkay Owingeh11.7 mi away
3%10
8
Pojoaque6.6 mi away
2%6
9
Gallup149 mi away
1%4
101%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%78
The top trips

Where San Ildefonso Pueblo clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

San Ildefonso Pueblo works in goods: 43% of its jobs

Jobs based in San Ildefonso PuebloJobs San Ildefonso Pueblo residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms43%4%
Trade, transport & utilities0%11%
Services: health, schools, offices57%84%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%31%
Over $3,333 a month37%55%

Who does it

29 or younger20%19%
30 to 5454%59%
55 and older26%21%
−50%

Jobs based in San Ildefonso Pueblo, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 35. 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 Ildefonso Pueblo’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 25 minutes each way, about the NM average

A year of commuting
190 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

San Ildefonso Pueblo25 min
New Mexico24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of San Ildefonso Pueblo workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How San Ildefonso Pueblo gets to work
91%Drive alone
6%Carpool
2%Transit
1%Other

Share of the 304 commuters (the 12% 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

Half of San Ildefonso Pueblo commutes less than 11 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLos Alamos: 19% · 9.1 miSanta Fe: 18% · 17.7 miAlbuquerque: 10% · 61.5 miCuyamungue Grant: 7% · 8 miEspañola: 6% · 8.6 miTesuque: 5% · 15.1 miOhkay Owingeh: 3% · 11.7 miPojoaque: 2% · 6.6 miGallup: 1% · 149 miSanta Clara Pueblo: 1% · 5.8 miLos Alamos 19%Santa Fe 18%Albuquerque 10%Cuyamungue Grant 7%Española 6%San Ildefonso Pueblo
San Ildefonso PuebloTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi96 residents
45%10–24 mi133 residents
1%25–50 mi2 residents
22%Over 50 mi67 residents

About 22% 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.

Next door

Next door to San Ildefonso Pueblo

El Rancho: few work hereEl RanchoSan Ildefonso Pueblo
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownSan Ildefonso Pueblo workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
San Ildefonso Pueblo–——25 min$91,042
El Ranchounder 2%C−D29 min$80,417

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of San Ildefonso Pueblo’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in San Ildefonso Pueblo: questions

What is the median household income in San Ildefonso Pueblo?

$91,042 (±$23,000) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in San Ildefonso Pueblo?

10.6%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from San Ildefonso Pueblo?

25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in San Ildefonso Pueblo work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Alamos (19%, 9 mi), Santa Fe (18%, 18 mi), Albuquerque (10%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around San Ildefonso Pueblo without a car?

2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from San Ildefonso Pueblo, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of San Ildefonso Pueblo

San Ildefonso Pueblo home →

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.