ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NM · GEOID 350392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute29.3 min → 30.1 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 10.2%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 77.1%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±2.8 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.2% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 15,797 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,070± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,797± 704 MOE
Workers with travel time14,183± 766 MOE
Estimated home workers1,614± 377 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.