ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NM · GEOID 350132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute22.7 min → 22.8 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 9.5%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 75.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±1.7 pp
Carpool10.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.5% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 95,579 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate224,266± — MOE
Workers age 16+95,579± 1,805 MOE
Workers with travel time86,460± 1,904 MOE
Estimated home workers9,119± 839 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.