Photo: AllenS · Public domainFor more than half of its working residents, Tijeras is a commute to Albuquerque
There are 337 jobs in Tijeras, and 170 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Tijeras itself; outside it, Albuquerque draws the most (56%, 15 miles). Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average, where New Mexico has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Tijeras by day
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 334 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Tijeras on a workday afternoon, 36% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to Tijeras
Where Tijeras clocks in
56% of workers
15% 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.
What Tijeras’ employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tijeras, 2013 → 2023: 289 → 337. 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 Tijeras’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Tijeras: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tijeras workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 commuters (the 15% 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 Tijeras
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.
Work in the towns next to Tijeras
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tijeras workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tijeras | – | — | — | 32 min | $78,173 |
| Cedar Crest | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedar Crest: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tijeras’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 Tijeras: questions
What is the median household income in Tijeras?
$78,173 (±$29,505) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tijeras?
8.8%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tijeras?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tijeras work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Tijeras 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 Tijeras, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tijeras
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.