ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35705002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute19.9 min → 21.0 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.9% → 17.3%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.1%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.1% → 68.6%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±1.5 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.4 pp
Work from home17.3% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 43,659 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate89,019± 90 MOE
Workers age 16+43,659± 1,118 MOE
Workers with travel time36,096± 1,094 MOE
Estimated home workers7,563± 678 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.