ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NM · GEOID 350232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone87.7%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute23.3 min → 22.2 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 3.6%▼ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 87.7%▲ 13.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.7% ±5.6 pp
Carpool5.0% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home3.6% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 1,664 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,041± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,664± 155 MOE
Workers with travel time1,604± 158 MOE
Estimated home workers60± 38 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.