Shortest commutes in New Mexico
New Mexico counties and cities ranked by mean commute time.
This page ranks the counties and cities of New Mexico by mean commute time — which have the shortest average commute to work, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, De Baca County leads at 8.0 min.
Among cities & places, Red River leads at 4.0 min.
Counties
| # | Name | Mean commute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Baca County | 8.0 min | |
| 2 | Los Alamos County | 14.0 min | |
| 3 | Sierra County | 14.0 min | |
| 4 | Quay County | 15.0 min | |
| 5 | Socorro County | 15.0 min | |
| 6 | Curry County | 16.0 min | |
| 7 | Roosevelt County | 17.0 min | |
| 8 | Union County | 17.0 min | |
| 9 | Luna County | 18.0 min | |
| 10 | Chaves County | 19.0 min | |
| 11 | Colfax County | 19.0 min | |
| 12 | Grant County | 19.0 min | |
| 13 | Guadalupe County | 19.0 min | |
| 14 | Eddy County | 20.0 min | |
| 15 | Lincoln County | 21.0 min | |
| 16 | San Miguel County | 21.0 min | |
| 17 | Catron County | 22.0 min | |
| 18 | Doña Ana County | 22.0 min | |
| 19 | Bernalillo County | 23.0 min | |
| 20 | Cibola County | 23.0 min | |
| 21 | Hidalgo County | 23.0 min | |
| 22 | Otero County | 23.0 min | |
| 23 | Santa Fe County | 23.0 min | |
| 24 | Harding County | 24.0 min | |
| 25 | San Juan County | 24.0 min | |
| 26 | Taos County | 24.0 min | |
| 27 | Lea County | 25.0 min | |
| 28 | McKinley County | 25.0 min | |
| 29 | Rio Arriba County | 29.0 min | |
| 30 | Valencia County | 29.0 min | |
| 31 | Sandoval County | 30.0 min | |
| 32 | Torrance County | 37.0 min | |
| 33 | Mora County | 47.0 min |
Cities & places
Top 100.| # | Name | Mean commute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red River | 4.0 min | |
| 2 | Fort Sumner | 6.0 min | |
| 3 | Playas | 6.0 min | |
| 4 | Pulpotio Bareas | 7.0 min | |
| 5 | Dulce | 8.0 min | |
| 6 | Grady | 8.0 min | |
| 7 | Holloman AFB | 8.0 min | |
| 8 | Cannon AFB | 9.0 min | |
| 9 | Kirtland AFB | 9.0 min | |
| 10 | Reserve | 9.0 min | |
| 11 | Chama | 11.0 min | |
| 12 | Clayton | 11.0 min | |
| 13 | Elephant Butte | 11.0 min | |
| 14 | Ohkay Owingeh | 11.0 min | |
| 15 | Picuris Pueblo | 11.0 min | |
| 16 | Socorro | 11.0 min | |
| 17 | Truth or Consequences | 11.0 min | |
| 18 | University Park | 11.0 min | |
| 19 | Vaughn | 11.0 min | |
| 20 | White Sands | 11.0 min | |
| 21 | Doña Ana | 12.0 min | |
| 22 | Los Alamos | 12.0 min | |
| 23 | Paraje | 12.0 min | |
| 24 | La Luz | 13.0 min | |
| 25 | Livingston Wheeler | 13.0 min | |
| 26 | Santa Clara | 13.0 min | |
| 27 | Tucumcari | 13.0 min | |
| 28 | Fort Wingate | 14.0 min | |
| 29 | Grants | 14.0 min | |
| 30 | Mesita | 14.0 min | |
| 31 | Ruidoso | 14.0 min | |
| 32 | Angustura | 15.0 min | |
| 33 | Bayard | 15.0 min | |
| 34 | Cimarron | 15.0 min | |
| 35 | Gamerco | 15.0 min | |
| 36 | Las Vegas | 15.0 min | |
| 37 | Portales | 15.0 min | |
| 38 | Santa Rosa | 15.0 min | |
| 39 | Texico | 15.0 min | |
| 40 | Williamsburg | 15.0 min | |
| 41 | Clovis | 16.0 min | |
| 42 | Conejo | 16.0 min | |
| 43 | Deming | 16.0 min | |
| 44 | La Union | 16.0 min | |
| 45 | Little Walnut Village | 16.0 min | |
| 46 | Loving | 16.0 min | |
| 47 | Mescalero | 16.0 min | |
| 48 | San Jon | 16.0 min | |
| 49 | Springer | 16.0 min | |
| 50 | Talpa | 16.0 min | |
| 51 | Taos Pueblo | 16.0 min | |
| 52 | Artesia | 17.0 min | |
| 53 | Atoka | 17.0 min | |
| 54 | Cotton City | 17.0 min | |
| 55 | Hatch | 17.0 min | |
| 56 | North Hobbs | 17.0 min | |
| 57 | Raton | 17.0 min | |
| 58 | Santa Ana Pueblo | 17.0 min | |
| 59 | Silver City | 17.0 min | |
| 60 | Alamogordo | 18.0 min | |
| 61 | Animas | 18.0 min | |
| 62 | Carrizozo | 18.0 min | |
| 63 | Crownpoint | 18.0 min | |
| 64 | Farmington | 18.0 min | |
| 65 | Gallup | 18.0 min | |
| 66 | Jemez Springs | 18.0 min | |
| 67 | La Huerta | 18.0 min | |
| 68 | Mesilla | 18.0 min | |
| 69 | Prewitt | 18.0 min | |
| 70 | Pueblo Pintado | 18.0 min | |
| 71 | Roswell | 18.0 min | |
| 72 | San Ysidro | 18.0 min | |
| 73 | Valle Vista | 18.0 min | |
| 74 | Cedar Crest | 19.0 min | |
| 75 | Corona | 19.0 min | |
| 76 | Dexter | 19.0 min | |
| 77 | Eagle Nest | 19.0 min | |
| 78 | Jal | 19.0 min | |
| 79 | Las Cruces | 19.0 min | |
| 80 | Lee Acres | 19.0 min | |
| 81 | Midway | 19.0 min | |
| 82 | San Pablo | 19.0 min | |
| 83 | Spencerville | 19.0 min | |
| 84 | Tesuque | 19.0 min | |
| 85 | Carlsbad | 20.0 min | |
| 86 | Eunice | 20.0 min | |
| 87 | Fairacres | 20.0 min | |
| 88 | Isleta | 20.0 min | |
| 89 | Keeler Farm | 20.0 min | |
| 90 | Nenahnezad | 20.0 min | |
| 91 | Pinehill | 20.0 min | |
| 92 | Pueblitos | 20.0 min | |
| 93 | Santa Fe | 20.0 min | |
| 94 | Sunlit Hills | 20.0 min | |
| 95 | Tesuque Pueblo | 20.0 min | |
| 96 | Ventura | 20.0 min | |
| 97 | Alamo | 21.0 min | |
| 98 | Angel Fire | 21.0 min | |
| 99 | Arenas Valley | 21.0 min | |
| 100 | Carnuel | 21.0 min |
Nationwide
1Other rankings in New Mexico
20- Largest by population in New Mexico
- Most densely populated in New Mexico
- Highest median household income in New Mexico
- Highest median home value in New Mexico
- Most affordable home values in New Mexico
- Highest median gross rent in New Mexico
- Cheapest median gross rent in New Mexico
- Oldest by median age in New Mexico
- Youngest by median age in New Mexico
- Most college-educated in New Mexico
- Highest poverty rate in New Mexico
- Lowest poverty rate in New Mexico
- Highest homeownership rate in New Mexico
- Lowest homeownership rate in New Mexico
- Longest commutes in New Mexico
- Largest households in New Mexico
- Newest housing in New Mexico
- Oldest housing in New Mexico
- Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in New Mexico
- Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in New Mexico