ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35179602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Corrales, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home31.9%±7.1 pp MOE
Drove alone57.9%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute26.3 min → 29.2 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.9% → 31.9%▲ 14.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.2% → 57.9%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.9% ±6.1 pp
Carpool6.1% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home31.9% ±7.1 pp

Each share uses 3,517 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,555± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+3,517± 304 MOE
Workers with travel time2,395± 274 MOE
Estimated home workers1,122± 269 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.