ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NM · GEOID 35865952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.2%±8.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.0%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute21.4 min → 26.0 min▲ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home29.5% → 19.2%▼ 10.4 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.0%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.0% → 71.0%▲ 11.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.0% ±5.2 pp
Carpool4.9% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.1% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home19.2% ±8.1 pp

Each share uses 1,984 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% 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.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,864± 677 MOE
Workers age 16+1,984± 309 MOE
Workers with travel time1,604± 242 MOE
Estimated home workers380± 171 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.