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Shortest commutes, New Mexico counties · 2000

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, NMNM19,4079.5+0%

02Curry County, NMNM46,65511.0+0%

03Chaves County, NMNM63,36411.7+0%

04Quay County, NMNM8,45411.7+0%

05Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61513.0+0%

06Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60113.0+0%

07Grant County, NMNM27,25213.1+0%

08Lea County, NMNM74,74913.7+0%

09Colfax County, NMNM12,18413.7+0%

10Eddy County, NMNM62,50913.8+0%

11Luna County, NMNM25,40713.8+0%

12Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34314.3+0%

13Otero County, NMNM70,36814.4+0%

14Sierra County, NMNM11,39514.5+0%

15Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09114.5+0%

16De Baca County, NMNM1,64714.5+0%

17Lincoln County, NMNM19,84414.8+0%

18Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90715.3+0%

19Union County, NMNM3,84415.4+0%

20Taos County, NMNM34,56415.5+0%

21Socorro County, NMNM15,83816.4+0%

22San Juan County, NMNM120,34016.7+0%

23Harding County, NMNM61717.1+0%

24Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92917.2+0%

25McKinley County, NMNM68,11917.4+0%

26Cibola County, NMNM26,80718.3+0%

27San Miguel County, NMNM26,26018.4+0%

28Catron County, NMNM3,82719.2+0%

29Sandoval County, NMNM159,56519.5+0%

30Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83222.4+0%

31Valencia County, NMNM82,01322.4+0%

32Mora County, NMNM4,05128.3+0%

33Torrance County, NMNM16,10030.4+0%

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