ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NM · GEOID 350612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Valencia County, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute29.0 min → 30.2 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 11.1%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 74.6%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±2.7 pp
Carpool11.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.1% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 30,001 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.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate78,458± — MOE
Workers age 16+30,001± 907 MOE
Workers with travel time26,662± 929 MOE
Estimated home workers3,339± 636 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.