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Work & commute · San Jose

Work & commute in San Jose, NM

Most working residents leave San Jose for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Los Alamos (22%), Albuquerque (15%) and Española (14%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
1 of 130 working residents
Typical commute
17 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
27 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 129 San Jose residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in San Jose.

129live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
29work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where San Jose goes to work

SedonaLos AngelesAguilarTrinidadChamaEspañolaHobbsAlbuquerqueRio RanchoSanta FeGranburyLa VillitaEl DuendeHernandezCordovaSan JosePojoaqueLos AlamosLos AlamosAlbuquerqueEspañolaSanta FeRio RanchoChamaLa VillitaPojoaqueSedonaTrinidadSan Jose
1
Los Alamos14.5 mi away
22%28
2
Albuquerque71.3 mi away
15%19
3
Española2.8 mi away
14%18
4
Santa Fe26.7 mi away
11%14
5
Rio Rancho61.9 mi away
3%4
6
Chama64.8 mi away
2%3
7
La Villita5.1 mi away
2%2
8
Pojoaque10.9 mi away
2%2
9
Sedona, AZ330.5 mi away
1%1
10
Trinidad, CO118.9 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%38

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far San Jose commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

24%Under 10 mi
29%10–24 mi
14%25–50 mi
33%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

San Jose is a commuter town

0.23jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.23 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in San Jose are

30 jobs are based in San Jose. Here is what they are, next to the jobs San Jose’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in San Jose

30 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)60%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)40%
$1,250 a month or less3%
$1,251–$3,333 a month53%
Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs San Jose residents hold

130 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)5%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)73%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%
Over $3,333 a month50%
About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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