Work and commuting in Timberlake
62 jobs are based in Timberlake, against 38 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 12% for New Mexico as a whole. Hardly any work in Timberlake itself; outside it, Albuquerque draws the most (16%, 104 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Timberlake, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Timberlake on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.6 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 daily trip into Timberlake
Where Timberlake clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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.
97% of the jobs in Timberlake pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Timberlake, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 62. 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 Timberlake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Timberlake
of Timberlake workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 commuters (the 0% 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 Timberlake’s workers travel
About 57% 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 Timberlake
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Timberlake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberlake | – | — | — | — | — |
| Ramah | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ramah: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Timberlake’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 Timberlake: questions
What is the poverty rate in Timberlake?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Timberlake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (16%, 104 mi), Gallup (11%, 27 mi), Grants (5%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Timberlake 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 Timberlake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Timberlake
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.