ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35745202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Valley, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute26.3 min → 25.6 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 8.3%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 76.0%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±3.9 pp
Carpool13.6% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 15,615 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,120± 1,852 MOE
Workers age 16+15,615± 1,090 MOE
Workers with travel time14,316± 1,117 MOE
Estimated home workers1,299± 296 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.