ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35202702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Deming, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip17.4 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home3.3%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute18.1 min → 17.4 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 3.3%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.8% → 75.6%▲ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±5.8 pp
Carpool16.6% ±6.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±2.0 pp
Work from home3.3% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 4,969 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,221± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+4,969± 521 MOE
Workers with travel time4,807± 523 MOE
Estimated home workers162± 119 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.