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Longest commutes, New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 22.1. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Catron County, NM, up 22 places to #8.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01▲1Torrance County, NMNM16,10037.3+23%

02▼1Mora County, NMNM4,05130.7+9%

03▲2Sandoval County, NMNM159,56530.3+55%

04▼1Valencia County, NMNM82,01330.2+35%

05▼1Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83230.1+35%

06▲3McKinley County, NMNM68,11927.0+56%

07▲8Taos County, NMNM34,56425.5+64%

08▲22Catron County, NMNM3,82725.3+32%

09▼1Lea County, NMNM74,74924.4+78%

10▼3San Juan County, NMNM120,34024.2+45%

11▲2Cibola County, NMNM26,80724.0+31%

12▼2Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90723.8+55%

13▼2Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60122.9+76%

14▼2Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09122.8+57%

15▲3San Miguel County, NMNM26,26022.7+23%

16▼2Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92922.2+29%

17▼1Otero County, NMNM70,36822.1+53%

18▼1Eddy County, NMNM62,50921.4+55%

19▼13Harding County, NMNM61720.6+20%

20▲3Lincoln County, NMNM19,84420.0+35%

21Colfax County, NMNM12,18419.9+45%

22▲5Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34319.7+37%

23▲1Chaves County, NMNM63,36419.3+65%

24▼4Luna County, NMNM25,40719.1+38%

25Grant County, NMNM27,25217.9+36%

26▼7Union County, NMNM3,84416.7+9%

27▲2Curry County, NMNM46,65516.5+50%

28▼6Socorro County, NMNM15,83816.2−1%

29▼3Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61515.7+21%

30▲1Sierra County, NMNM11,39514.8+2%

31▼3Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40714.7+55%

32Quay County, NMNM8,45411.4−2%

33De Baca County, NMNM1,64711.4−22%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES