| Statistic | La Mesa | New Mexico | National |
| Average one way commute | 22min | 22min | 26min |
| Workers who drive to work | 89.7% | 79.8% | 76.4% |
| Workers who carpool | 5.4% | 10.1% | 9.3% |
| Workers who take public transit | 0.0% | 1.2% | 5.1% |
| Workers who bicycle | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Workers who walk | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.8% |
| Working from home | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.6% |
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