ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35057802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aztec, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip20.5 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±9.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute26.2 min → 20.5 min▼ 5.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 5.2%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.9% → 78.2%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.2% ±9.7 pp
Carpool11.8% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.6% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.9 pp
Work from home5.2% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 2,493 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,150± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+2,493± 337 MOE
Workers with travel time2,364± 321 MOE
Estimated home workers129± 75 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.