ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NM · GEOID 350172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grant County, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute19.6 min → 17.9 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 12.1%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.7% → 72.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±5.0 pp
Carpool11.1% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.8% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.1% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 9,631 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,775± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,631± 637 MOE
Workers with travel time8,464± 647 MOE
Estimated home workers1,167± 324 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.