ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NM · GEOID 350552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Taos County, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute20.7 min → 25.5 min▲ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.9% → 19.7%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 0.4%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.3% → 63.8%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±5.0 pp
Carpool12.5% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home19.7% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 14,963 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,543± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,963± 713 MOE
Workers with travel time12,020± 664 MOE
Estimated home workers2,943± 626 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.