San Jose has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
San Jose has 30 jobs, and 130 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in San Jose for work; outside it, Los Alamos is the main destination (22%, 14 miles). The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average; New Mexico averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of San Jose
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in San Jose on a workday afternoon, 13% 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 people from San Jose work
Where San Jose clocks in
22% of workers
15% of workers
14% 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.
A place that makes things: 60% of San Jose’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Jose’s own residents hold wherever they work.
San Jose’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of San Jose workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 325 commuters (the 6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from San Jose
About 33% 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 to San Jose
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Jose workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | – | — | — | 27 min | $80,179 |
| Hernandez | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hernandez: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of San Jose’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 Jose: questions
What is the median household income in San Jose?
$80,179 (±$26,104) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Jose?
14.3%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from San Jose?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in San Jose work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Alamos (22%, 14 mi), Albuquerque (15%, 71 mi), Española (14%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around San Jose without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from San Jose, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Jose
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.