ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NM · GEOID 350072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Colfax County, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute19.7 min → 19.9 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 12.0%▲ 2.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 69.0%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±6.5 pp
Carpool14.3% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 4,494 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,322± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,494± 329 MOE
Workers with travel time3,955± 354 MOE
Estimated home workers539± 133 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.