ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NM · GEOID 350282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip14.7 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.0%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 commute15.9 min → 14.7 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 15.6%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.2%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 71.8%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±4.5 pp
Carpool7.2% ±2.4 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home15.6% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 10,510 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 under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

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

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,435± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,510± 409 MOE
Workers with travel time8,875± 499 MOE
Estimated home workers1,635± 319 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.