For more than half of its working residents, Sandia Park is a commute to Albuquerque
5% of workers work from home, next to 12% for New Mexico as a whole. Hardly any stay in Sandia Park for work; outside it, Albuquerque is the main destination (58%, 16 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Sandia Park: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Sandia Park on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.22 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 the trip to work from Sandia Park ends
Where Sandia Park clocks in
58% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
85% of the jobs in Sandia Park pay over $3,333 a month
20 jobs are based in Sandia Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandia Park, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 20. 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 Sandia Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sandia Park’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandia Park workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 123 commuters (the 5% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sandia Park
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 Sandia Park
The biggest share goes to San Antonito (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sandia Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Park | – | — | — | 33 min | $123,750 |
| San Antonito | 2% | — | — | 58 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. San Antonito: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sandia Park’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 Sandia Park: questions
What is the median household income in Sandia Park?
$123,750 (±$22,907) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandia Park?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandia Park?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandia Park work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Sandia Park 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 Sandia Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandia Park
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.