Commuting

Commute Flow of Workers by County, 2022

OriginDestinationNumber of WorkersDistribution of Workers
Bernalillo CountyTotal295,688
100.0%
Bernalillo County249,505
84.4%
Sandoval County13,437
4.5%
Santa Fe County9,089
3.1%
Torrance County735
0.2%
Valencia County4,122
1.4%
Doña Ana County2,229
0.8%
Other16,571
5.6%
Sandoval CountyTotal47,654100.0%
Bernalillo County29,91562.8%
Los Alamos County1,0472.2%
Sandoval County9,24519.4%
Santa Fe County3,1416.6%
Valencia County6621.4%
Other3,6447.6%
Torrance CountyTotal4,050100.0%
Bernalillo County1,79944.4%
Sandoval County1333.3%
Santa Fe County2736.7%
Torrance County1,05726.1%
Valencia County1002.5%
Other68817.0%
Valencia CountyTotal30,229100.0%
Bernalillo County16,92756.0%
Sandoval County8372.8%
Santa Fe County1,3854.6%
Valencia County8,31627.5%
Other2,7649.1%

Source: On The Map, 2022. Note: Commuter flows from Valencia and Sandoval Counties to Torrance County are too low to reliably report

Bar chart of modes of transportation - U.S., New Mexico, and Central New Mexico for 2023.

Mode of Transportation to Work by County, 2023

RegionDrove AloneCarpooledWorked from HomeWalkedPublic TransitBicycleOther
Bernalillo73.3%9.1%12.8%1.8%1.1%0.8%1.1%
Sandoval73.4%8.0%15.0%1.2%0.7%0.2%1.5%
Torrance72.2%10.4%11.5%1.4%0.0%0.8%3.6%
Valencia76.4%11.3%9.3%1.0%0.5%0.0%1.5%
Region73.5%9.1%12.9%1.6%1.0%0.6%1.2%
New Mexico75.1%9.6%11.0%2.0%0.7%0.5%1.2%
United States70.2%8.5%13.5%2.4%3.5%0.4%1.5%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year Data, B08006, 2019-2023

Bar chart of mean travel time to work - U.S., New Mexico, and Central New Mexico, for 2021 and 2023.

Mean Travel Time to Work in Minute by County, 2021 and 2023

Region20212023Percentage Change
Bernalillo County22.722.90.9%
Sandoval County28.330.26.7%
Torrance County37.436.6-2.1%
Valencia County2928.9-0.3%
New Mexico22.923.21.3%
United States26.826.6-0.7%

Source:  US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year Data, S0801, 2019-2023