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Shortest commutes, New Mexico counties · 1990

New Mexico counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 33 counties in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40714.3+52%

02Chaves County, NMNM63,36414.8+27%

03Curry County, NMNM46,65515.0+36%

04Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34315.7+9%

05Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61515.8+22%

06Lea County, NMNM74,74915.8+16%

07Quay County, NMNM8,45416.1+38%

08Sierra County, NMNM11,39516.3+13%

09Grant County, NMNM27,25216.4+25%

10Otero County, NMNM70,36818.3+27%

11Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60118.7+44%

12Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92918.8+9%

13Eddy County, NMNM62,50918.8+36%

14San Miguel County, NMNM26,26019.0+3%

15Luna County, NMNM25,40719.2+39%

16Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09119.2+32%

17Socorro County, NMNM15,83819.3+18%

18Lincoln County, NMNM19,84419.8+34%

19De Baca County, NMNM1,64720.0+38%

20San Juan County, NMNM120,34020.1+20%

21Cibola County, NMNM26,80720.1+10%

22Colfax County, NMNM12,18420.7+51%

23Union County, NMNM3,84421.7+41%

24Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90722.6+47%

25Catron County, NMNM3,82723.8+24%

26Taos County, NMNM34,56423.9+54%

27Harding County, NMNM61724.2+41%

28McKinley County, NMNM68,11926.2+51%

29Valencia County, NMNM82,01326.5+19%

30Sandoval County, NMNM159,56527.2+39%

31Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83228.3+27%

32Mora County, NMNM4,05132.0+13%

33Torrance County, NMNM16,10035.2+16%

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