Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Public domainHouseholds in Zuni Pueblo have lower incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
29.9% of residents live below the poverty line, against 17.8% across New Mexico. For jobs and income Zuni Pueblo is better than 2% of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (C). About one in four stay in Zuni Pueblo for work; outside it, Gallup is the main destination (27%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Zuni Pueblo at work: what stands out
Most jobs in Zuni Pueblo go to people who live here
Of the 455 jobs based in Zuni Pueblo, 63% are held by Zuni Pueblo residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
Zuni Pueblo’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Zuni Pueblo is Gallup, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (328) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer than half of Zuni Pueblo workers earn over $40,000 a year
38% of Zuni Pueblo’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 15% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Zuni Pueblo: the grade in detail
Unemployment holds Zuni Pueblo’s grade up (7.3%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (near the bottom of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Zuni Pueblo could be anywhere from D− to C−.
The daily commute in and out of Zuni Pueblo
On a workday 931 residents head out to work, 287 work right here, and 168 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,100 people are in Zuni Pueblo on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Zuni Pueblo
About 26% 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.
Most jobs in Zuni Pueblo are in services
455 jobs are based in Zuni Pueblo.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zuni Pueblo, 2013 → 2023: 252 → 455. 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 Zuni Pueblo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Zuni Pueblo ends
Where Zuni Pueblo clocks in
27% 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.
Zuni Pueblo’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Zuni Pueblo workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,604 commuters (the 19% 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.
In Zuni Pueblo, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across New Mexico, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,984 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 19.7% of Zuni Pueblo households have no vehicle (New Mexico 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Zuni Pueblo’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Zuni Pueblo sits among U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 551 | White Rock NM | 5,716 | $157K | 2.5% | 0.2% | 4% | A |
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| 718 | Placitas NM | 4,223 | $110K | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3% | A− |
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| 785 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque NM | 5,790 | $73K | 8.8% | 0.8% | 3% | A− |
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| 3,411 | Carrizo Springs TX | 4,491 | $39K | 37.3% | 10.4% | 33% | D− |
| 3,412 | Ford City CA | 4,162 | $47K | 36.6% | 18.7% | 3% | D− |
| 3,413 | Zuni Pueblo NM | 5,864 | $46K | 29.9% | 7.3% | 24% | D− |
| 3,414 | Oakdale LA | 6,526 | $43K | 32.8% | 14.4% | 15% | D− |
| 3,415 | Hebbronville TX | 4,194 | $42K | 32.9% | 7.1% | 21% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Zuni Pueblo, the top three, the last and three more from New Mexico.
Next door is work for 19% of Zuni Pueblo
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zuni Pueblo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuni Pueblo | – | D− | C | 26 min | $45,724 |
| Black Rock | 19% | D− | B | 26 min | $46,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Black Rock. Darker towns draw more of Zuni Pueblo’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 Zuni Pueblo: questions
What is the median household income in Zuni Pueblo?
$45,724 (±$12,361) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zuni Pueblo?
29.9%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zuni Pueblo?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zuni Pueblo work?
24% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gallup (27%, 31 mi), Black Rock (19%, 3 mi), Albuquerque (7%, 125 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Zuni Pueblo walkable?
Zuni Pueblo is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Zuni Pueblo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Zuni Pueblo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zuni Pueblo
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.