ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35634602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.5%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.1%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute27.6 min → 29.7 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 15.5%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 72.1%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.1% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 50,894 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate108,515± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+50,894± 1,131 MOE
Workers with travel time42,990± 1,296 MOE
Estimated home workers7,904± 766 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable nearby records

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