Mean Commute Time in Lea County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.8 min
Rank #1,742/3,222 · #12 in NM
46th
Lea 25.8 min
NM 25.7 min +0.6%
US 27.6 min -6.4%
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
National Distribution
How Lea County's mean commute time of 25.8 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.
Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Lea County for mean commute time.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,739 | Randolph County, IL | 25.8 min |
| #1,740 | McKenzie County, ND | 25.8 min |
| #1,741 | Churchill County, NV | 25.8 min |
| #1,742 | Lea County, NM | 25.8 min |
| #1,743 | Larimer County, CO | 25.8 min |
| #1,744 | Dunklin County, MO | 25.8 min |
| #1,745 | Madison County, MS | 25.8 min |
About Mean Commute Time
Lea County, New Mexico has a mean commute time of 25.8 min, ranking #1,742 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.4% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within New Mexico, it ranks #12 of 33. This places it in the 46th percentile nationally.
Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.