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Longest commutes, California cities

California cities ranked by mean travel time to work (2023 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

501Selma, CACA24,70224.1+71%

502Woodlake, CACA8,07324.0+44%

503Bonita, CACA12,65223.9+52%

504Kingsburg, CACA13,24923.9+85%

505Napa, CACA76,56223.9+36%

506Menlo Park, CACA32,71323.9+49%

507La Mesa, CACA59,91423.8+58%

508Arroyo Grande, CACA18,12323.8+79%

509Greenfield, CACA21,13823.8+4%

510San Bruno, CACA42,30523.7+33%

511Old Fig Garden, CACA5,50323.7–

512East Palo Alto, CACA28,87223.7+49%

513Clovis, CACA129,34723.6+87%

514El Segundo, CACA16,37923.6+49%

515Sebastopol, CACA7,53223.6+37%

516East Bakersfield, CACA11,06223.6–

517Bakersfield, CACA422,16523.6+65%

518Cupertino, CACA58,33323.6+48%

519Sanger, CACA27,22823.5+46%

520Porterville, CACA63,08823.5+53%

521San Diego, CACA1,406,10623.5+63%

522Capitola, CACA9,34023.4+6%

523Campbell, CACA42,49023.4+40%

524Wasco, CACA26,52523.3+41%

525Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,39223.3–

526Shafter, CACA23,87123.3+25%

527Mountain View, CACA85,43823.3+73%

528El Rio, CACA6,36823.3+86%

529Oildale, CACA34,68723.3+77%

530Potomac Park, CACA10,13823.2–

531Benton Park, CACA5,70723.2–

532Atherton, CACA6,96023.2+47%

533Coachella, CACA45,41123.2+49%

534Westlake, CACA7,50523.1−6%

535McSwain, CACA5,78323.1–

536Gold River, CACA7,92423.1+50%

537Soquel, CACA10,67923.0+16%

538Camarillo, CACA68,65223.0+51%

539Indio, CACA94,26923.0+79%

540Pismo Beach, CACA7,91123.0+66%

541Dinuba, CACA25,94923.0+47%

542Sunnyvale, CACA156,57723.0+67%

543Eucalyptus Hills, CACA5,84023.0–

544Happy Valley, CACA5,94422.9–

545Pleasure Point, CACA5,48922.9–

546Villa Park, CACA5,64522.9+29%

547Winters, CACA8,21422.9+29%

548Santa Rosa, CACA179,43722.9+42%

549Newport Beach, CACA81,97722.9+37%

550Visalia, CACA146,54122.9+76%

551Atascadero, CACA29,46422.9+58%

552Tulare, CACA73,90722.8+69%

553Tustin, CACA77,84322.8+49%

554North Tustin, CACA25,80722.8–

555Parlier, CACA14,62222.8+38%

556Santa Cruz, CACA61,79722.8+28%

557Windsor, CACA25,86422.7+30%

558Hanford, CACA62,22922.6+63%

559Midway City, CACA7,99922.6–

560Port Hueneme, CACA20,98722.6+58%

561Santa Clara, CACA133,44622.6+67%

562La Cresta, CACA8,38922.5–

563Livingston, CACA14,69022.5+62%

564Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,09522.5–

565Costa Mesa, CACA108,88122.4+46%

566Santa Maria, CACA111,39022.4+61%

567Fresno, CACA555,54922.4+65%

568Davis, CACA66,11022.3+69%

569Los Altos, CACA30,96522.3+63%

570Corcoran, CACA22,35822.3+65%

571Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,40822.2+26%

572Vandenberg, CACA6,77622.2+27%

573Delano, CACA52,33422.2+33%

574Palm Springs, CACA45,31522.2+51%

575Pacific Grove, CACA14,65922.1+71%

576North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10022.1+53%

577Orcutt, CACA31,45422.1+46%

578El Centro, CACA44,38222.0+79%

579Hillcrest, CACA10,51122.0–

580Fowler, CACA7,74521.9+80%

581Live Oak, CACA16,91121.9+6%

582Thousand Palms, CACA7,72021.9+92%

583Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,13221.8+30%

584Ojai, CACA7,47421.6+19%

585Goshen, CACA5,13621.6+119%

586Palo Alto, CACA67,60921.4+59%

587Cambria, CACA5,97821.4+58%

588Kerman, CACA17,55321.3+14%

589Auburn, CACA13,84721.2+28%

590Diamond Springs, CACA10,92721.1+17%

591Lemoore, CACA27,29121.1+49%

592St. Helena, CACA5,19421.1+44%

593Truckee, CACA17,27821.1+38%

594Seaside, CACA31,63621.0+75%

595Solana Beach, CACA12,60221.0+42%

596Palm Desert, CACA53,25921.0+60%

597McKinleyville, CACA17,11321.0+68%

598Coalinga, CACA17,28120.9+60%

599Templeton, CACA9,58020.9+34%

600Oceano, CACA7,12820.8+49%

601Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,97120.8+34%

602Exeter, CACA10,12220.7+37%

603Farmersville, CACA10,32620.6+29%

604Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07320.5−14%

605Orland, CACA8,38120.4+21%

606Oakhurst, CACA6,09120.4+9%

607Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,76520.3+29%

608Grover Beach, CACA12,45620.2+62%

609Jackson, CACA5,10020.2+49%

610Red Bluff, CACA14,40420.1+60%

611Oroville, CACA20,45119.9+39%

612Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,76619.9+67%

613Cathedral City, CACA52,37519.9+52%

614Laguna Woods, CACA16,84419.8+23%

615Anderson, CACA11,13119.7+62%

616Colusa, CACA6,51919.7+40%

617Morro Bay, CACA10,61319.7+44%

618Loma Linda, CACA25,22119.6+30%

619Heber, CACA7,31219.5+18%

620Shasta Lake, CACA10,20819.5+37%

621Los Osos, CACA14,16619.3–

622Ukiah, CACA16,06819.2+50%

623Lakeport, CACA5,05919.1+55%

624Blythe, CACA15,04219.0+78%

625Taft, CACA6,99518.8+66%

626Healdsburg, CACA11,17218.7+22%

627Imperial, CACA22,33018.6+53%

628Mayfair, CACA5,04418.6–

629Monterey, CACA28,95318.5+64%

630Montecito, CACA9,03118.4+12%

631Holtville, CACA5,59118.4+33%

632Corning, CACA8,26018.2+12%

633Brawley, CACA28,00818.2+35%

634Durham, CACA5,34018.1+56%

635Coronado, CACA21,09418.1+44%

636Chico, CACA105,08117.8+48%

637Goleta, CACA32,40117.8+68%

638Arcata, CACA19,04717.8+77%

639University of California-Davis, CACA8,69617.8–

640Santa Barbara, CACA86,42217.3+54%

641Ridgecrest, CACA28,33316.9+48%

642Grass Valley, CACA14,03516.9+21%

643California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91516.8–

644Redding, CACA94,09216.7+41%

645South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,11516.5+48%

646San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63616.1+49%

647Lemoore Station, CACA6,17516.1+79%

648Susanville, CACA12,81615.9+44%

649Twentynine Palms, CACA25,93915.9+13%

650Yreka, CACA7,71415.9+77%

651Eureka, CACA25,30415.8+50%

652Isla Vista, CACA13,92015.6+63%

653Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29515.3–

654Calipatria, CACA6,01214.9+2%

655Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,86714.8+52%

656Stanford, CACA18,66214.6+50%

657University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12114.3–

658Myrtletown, CACA5,32213.4+49%

659Fort Bragg, CACA6,94612.7+4%

660Camp Pendleton Mainside, CACA9,50111.5–

661Fort Irwin, CACA8,4199.4–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES