ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35226252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eldorado at Santa Fe, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±9.4 min MOE
Worked from home28.6%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone59.4%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.2%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 commute31.5 min → 32.9 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.0% → 28.6%▲ 13.6 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.2%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.7% → 59.4%▼ 11.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.4% ±3.8 pp
Carpool8.8% ±4.5 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home28.6% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 2,591 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,619± 493 MOE
Workers age 16+2,591± 347 MOE
Workers with travel time1,850± 286 MOE
Estimated home workers741± 160 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.