How New Mexico Compares

New Mexico

25.7 min

National

27.6 min

6.9% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#33	Kentucky	26.2 min
#34	Missouri	25.8 min
#35	Vermont	25.7 min
#36	New Mexico	25.7 min
#37	Ohio	25.6 min
#38	Oregon	25.3 min
#39	Minnesota	24.8 min

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Highest Commute Counties in New Mexico

#	County	Commute
1	Torrance County	41.6 min
2	Mora County	35.6 min
3	Rio Arriba County	33.4 min
4	Sandoval County	33.2 min
5	Valencia County	32.7 min
6	McKinley County	29.5 min
7	Taos County	28.3 min
8	Cibola County	27.2 min
9	San Juan County	26.8 min
10	Catron County	26.3 min

Lowest Commute Counties in New Mexico

#	County	Commute
33	De Baca County	12.3 min
32	Quay County	13.5 min
31	Los Alamos County	16.8 min
30	Sierra County	17.1 min
29	Roosevelt County	17.8 min
28	Union County	17.9 min
27	Socorro County	18.3 min
26	Curry County	18.8 min
25	Grant County	20.2 min
24	Guadalupe County	20.7 min

Mean Commute Time in New Mexico

New Mexico has a mean commute time of 25.7 min, ranking #36 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 6.9% below the national value of 27.6 min.

Across New Mexico's 33 counties, mean commute time ranges from 12.3 min to 41.6 min. The county with the highest value is Torrance County at 41.6 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.