ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NM · GEOID 350432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sandoval County, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.2%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 commute28.3 min → 30.3 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 16.8%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 71.2%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.2% ±1.3 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 68,738 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate153,604± — MOE
Workers age 16+68,738± 1,217 MOE
Workers with travel time57,215± 1,257 MOE
Estimated home workers11,523± 967 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.