ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NM · GEOID 350272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln County, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.0%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute18.4 min → 20.0 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 11.1%▼ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 71.0%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.0% ±5.2 pp
Carpool13.0% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.1% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 8,173 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

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

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,224± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,173± 520 MOE
Workers with travel time7,264± 562 MOE
Estimated home workers909± 254 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.