ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35527502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Valley, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home21.6%±7.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.3%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute24.6 min → 19.8 min▼ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 21.6%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 71.3%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.3% ±3.7 pp
Carpool5.8% ±5.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home21.6% ±7.1 pp

Each share uses 4,074 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,455± 1,192 MOE
Workers age 16+4,074± 470 MOE
Workers with travel time3,193± 441 MOE
Estimated home workers881± 308 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.