Average for workers who did not work from home.
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35745202024 5-YEAR
COMMUTE PROFILE
South Valley, New Mexico
According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.6 min one way; 8.3% worked from home, 76.0% drove alone, and 5.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.
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 South Valley CDP's published commute estimate?
From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.
These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.
Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.
Public transportation excluding taxi.
Car, truck, or van—drove alone.
02 / MODE SHARE
How South Valley CDP residents usually get to work
Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.0%; 0.1% used public transit and 8.3% worked from home.
Each share uses 15,615 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.
03 / PEER CONTEXT
How South Valley CDP compares with similar-size places
This place's mean commute is at the 51th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.
Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.
Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.
The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.
The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.
The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.
04 / ESTIMATE BASE
The counts behind South Valley CDP's commute shares
The 2024 estimates cover 15,615 workers age 16+, including 14,316 workers with reported travel time and 1,299 home workers.
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.
05 / SAME STATE
All New Mexico reports →Comparable New Mexico commute records for South Valley CDP
These 7 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.