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Shortest commutes, New Mexico cities · 2000

New Mexico cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 44 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Tucumcari, NMNM5,0828.8+0%

02White Rock, NMNM5,7169.0+0%

03Los Alamos, NMNM13,3179.8+0%

04Taos, NMNM6,52610.2+0%

05Clovis, NMNM37,12710.5+0%

06Silver City, NMNM9,28410.6+0%

07Roswell, NMNM46,87811.5+0%

08Gallup, NMNM19,96911.6+0%

09Artesia, NMNM12,73512.2+0%

10Santa Fe, NMNM89,83712.2+0%

11Raton, NMNM5,95212.2+0%

12Hobbs, NMNM40,86312.3+0%

13Farmington, NMNM46,05512.4+0%

14Albuquerque, NMNM556,58812.4+0%

15Portales, NMNM11,73412.4+0%

16Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79012.4+0%

17Socorro, NMNM8,26112.4+0%

18Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94912.5+0%

19Ruidoso, NMNM7,58012.6+0%

20Las Cruces, NMNM116,97812.6+0%

21North Valley, NMNM10,45513.0+0%

22Alamogordo, NMNM31,90613.3+0%

23Deming, NMNM14,94413.4+0%

24Grants, NMNM8,93313.8+0%

25Carlsbad, NMNM32,52413.9+0%

26Bernalillo, NMNM9,15914.0+0%

27Aztec, NMNM6,09114.2+0%

28Anthony, NMNM8,90014.3+0%

29Las Vegas, NMNM12,57414.6+0%

30Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04114.8+0%

31Bloomfield, NMNM7,33515.0+0%

32South Valley, NMNM37,12015.1+0%

33Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86415.6+0%

34Belen, NMNM7,58916.4+0%

35Sunland Park, NMNM18,26816.5+0%

36Corrales, NMNM8,48416.6+0%

37Lovington, NMNM11,62017.3+0%

38Española, NMNM10,45817.5+0%

39Los Lunas, NMNM20,57217.6+0%

40Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61918.0+0%

41Shiprock, NMNM7,61018.2+0%

42Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41918.8+0%

43Chaparral, NMNM18,18621.6+0%

44Edgewood, NMNM6,15726.7+0%

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