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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 40 largest places in New Mexico, Los Alamos has the smallest share of long commutes (1.7%), followed by Portales and Truth or Consequences. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 40 places in New Mexico that we cover, the median is 12.6% and the average 13.3%; the figure runs from 1.7% (Los Alamos) to 32.3% (Shiprock). That is a spread of 19.1 times between the two ends. The state figure is 12.8%; 18 of the 40 places are above it and 22 at or below.
The first five are Los Alamos, Portales, Truth or Consequences, Socorro, Clovis. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: short commutes can mean a self-contained job market or a small town with few employers. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Commute of 45 minutes or more ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Alamos (unincorporated) | Los Alamos County | 1.7% | 13,317 | $141,018 | $1,359 |
| 2 | Portales | Roosevelt County | 2.2% | 11,968 | $50,555 | $903 |
| 3 | Truth or Consequences | Sierra County | 3.8% | 6,019 | $33,788 | $714 |
| 4 | Socorro | Socorro County | 4.1% | 8,481 | $39,375 | $711 |
| 5 | Clovis | Curry County | 4.1% | 37,942 | $54,820 | $988 |
| 6 | Bloomfield | San Juan County | 4.2% | 7,395 | $48,472 | $984 |
| 7 | Silver City | Grant County | 5.0% | 9,536 | $38,711 | $866 |
| 8 | North Valley (unincorporated) | Bernalillo County | 6.1% | 10,455 | $61,498 | $893 |
| 9 | Ruidoso | Lincoln County | 7.3% | 7,699 | $52,736 | $944 |
| 10 | Alamogordo | Otero County | 7.3% | 31,307 | $55,952 | $902 |
| 11 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 7.5% | 562,218 | $68,317 | $1,145 |
| 12 | Las Cruces | Doña Ana County | 8.7% | 114,197 | $55,422 | $974 |
| 13 | Deming | Luna County | 9.1% | 15,221 | $34,165 | $586 |
| 14 | South Valley (unincorporated) | Bernalillo County | 10.0% | 37,120 | $58,224 | $954 |
| 15 | Roswell | Chaves County | 10.6% | 47,638 | $51,583 | $876 |
| 16 | Raton | Colfax County | 10.7% | 6,026 | $52,641 | $741 |
| 17 | Aztec | San Juan County | 10.8% | 6,150 | $41,977 | $629 |
| 18 | Farmington | San Juan County | 11.2% | 46,314 | $68,784 | $1,037 |
| 19 | Santa Fe | Santa Fe County | 11.2% | 89,019 | $73,482 | $1,463 |
| 20 | Anthony | Doña Ana County | 12.3% | 8,767 | $38,132 | $561 |
| 21 | Gallup | McKinley County | 12.6% | 21,023 | $58,303 | $927 |
| 22 | Grants | Cibola County | 12.7% | 8,951 | $47,183 | $783 |
| 23 | Las Vegas | San Miguel County | 13.1% | 13,000 | $45,125 | $792 |
| 24 | Los Lunas | Valencia County | 13.2% | 18,618 | $62,330 | $1,110 |
| 25 | Artesia | Eddy County | 13.4% | 12,576 | $74,915 | $1,288 |
| 26 | Bernalillo | Sandoval County | 14.0% | 9,086 | $63,880 | $902 |
| 27 | Corrales | Sandoval County | 14.4% | 8,555 | $102,307 | $1,143 |
| 28 | Carlsbad | Eddy County | 14.8% | 31,746 | $72,306 | $1,236 |
| 29 | North Hobbs (unincorporated) | Lea County | 14.9% | 6,034 | $82,554 | $1,319 |
| 30 | Hobbs | Lea County | 15.4% | 40,252 | $64,021 | $1,112 |
| 31 | Taos | Taos County | 18.1% | 6,458 | $47,304 | $883 |
| 32 | Chaparral (unincorporated) | Doña Ana County | 19.4% | 18,186 | $46,017 | $853 |
| 33 | Belen | Valencia County | 21.1% | 7,450 | $42,627 | $916 |
| 34 | Sunland Park | Doña Ana County | 21.1% | 17,463 | $62,814 | $920 |
| 35 | Rio Rancho | Sandoval County | 21.6% | 108,515 | $89,596 | $1,514 |
| 36 | Lovington | Lea County | 26.1% | 11,498 | $68,821 | $1,014 |
| 37 | Santa Teresa (unincorporated) | Doña Ana County | 27.8% | 6,041 | $63,161 | $1,356 |
| 38 | Edgewood | Santa Fe County | 28.0% | 6,124 | $84,761 | $1,114 |
| 39 | Española | Rio Arriba County | 28.4% | 10,473 | $47,667 | $829 |
| 40 | Shiprock (unincorporated) | San Juan County | 32.3% | 7,610 | $35,900 | $694 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Los Alamos, with 1.7% (among the 40 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
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