ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35052202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Artesia, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip17.7 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute16.4 min → 17.7 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 8.4%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.1% → 76.9%▼ 12.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±7.0 pp
Carpool13.5% ±5.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.4% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 5,634 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,576± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+5,634± 566 MOE
Workers with travel time5,158± 633 MOE
Estimated home workers476± 227 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.