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Shortest commutes, New Mexico cities · 1990

New Mexico cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Tucumcari, NMNM5,08210.5+19%

02Portales, NMNM11,73412.2−2%

03Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94912.2−3%

04Socorro, NMNM8,26112.5+0%

05Silver City, NMNM9,28412.7+20%

06Artesia, NMNM12,73512.8+5%

07Ruidoso, NMNM7,58012.9+2%

08Roswell, NMNM46,87813.2+15%

09Los Alamos, NMNM13,31713.5+38%

10Clovis, NMNM37,12713.6+29%

11Hobbs, NMNM40,86314.6+19%

12Las Vegas, NMNM12,57414.6−0%

13Gallup, NMNM19,96915.4+33%

14White Rock, NMNM5,71615.8+75%

15Farmington, NMNM46,05516.0+29%

16Grants, NMNM8,93316.0+16%

17Alamogordo, NMNM31,90616.5+24%

18Deming, NMNM14,94416.5+24%

19Las Cruces, NMNM116,97817.4+37%

20Raton, NMNM5,95217.6+43%

21Bloomfield, NMNM7,33517.8+19%

22Lovington, NMNM11,62017.8+3%

23Albuquerque, NMNM556,58817.9+45%

24Carlsbad, NMNM32,52418.9+36%

25Santa Fe, NMNM89,83719.0+55%

26Taos, NMNM6,52619.4+89%

27Bernalillo, NMNM9,15920.0+43%

28Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79020.3+64%

29South Valley, NMNM37,12020.4+35%

30North Valley, NMNM10,45520.8+59%

31Anthony, NMNM8,90021.5+50%

32Belen, NMNM7,58922.2+36%

33Shiprock, NMNM7,61022.3+22%

34Los Lunas, NMNM20,57224.3+38%

35Española, NMNM10,45824.9+42%

36Aztec, NMNM6,09126.0+83%

37Chaparral, NMNM18,18628.3+31%

38Sunland Park, NMNM18,26828.6+73%

39Corrales, NMNM8,48430.3+82%

40Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61937.1+106%

41Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86462.5+302%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES