ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35069702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bernalillo, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home18.1%±8.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 → 27.1 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 18.1%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 71.8%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±4.6 pp
Carpool7.9% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.1 pp
Work from home18.1% ±8.4 pp

Each share uses 3,595 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,086± 57 MOE
Workers age 16+3,595± 315 MOE
Workers with travel time2,943± 298 MOE
Estimated home workers652± 309 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.