San Pedro has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 2% work in San Pedro itself; outside it, Albuquerque draws the most (30%, 28 miles). Employers in San Pedro report 9 jobs; 56 of its residents have a job. 42% of workers work from home, against 12% across New Mexico.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
San Pedro on a workday afternoon
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in San Pedro on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Pedro work
Where San Pedro clocks in
30% of workers
20% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 56% of the jobs in San Pedro
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Pedro, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 9. 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 Pedro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in San Pedro
of San Pedro workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 42% 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.
The commute from San Pedro, by distance
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.
The towns around San Pedro
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Pedro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro | – | — | — | — | $140,568 |
| Cedar Grove | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Golden | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedar Grove and Golden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of San Pedro’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 Pedro: questions
What is the median household income in San Pedro?
$140,568 (±$28,565) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Pedro?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in San Pedro work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (30%, 28 mi), Kirtland AFB (20%, 25 mi), Moriarty (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around San Pedro 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 Pedro, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Pedro
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.