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Longest commutes, California cities · 1990

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

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

501Thermalito, CACA6,72017.8+23%

502Turlock, CACA72,86417.7+18%

503Salinas, CACA159,13417.7+2%

504Lemoore, CACA27,29117.7+25%

505Lindsay, CACA12,57817.7−9%

506Winton, CACA11,79717.7−4%

507Santa Clara, CACA133,44617.7+31%

508Oildale, CACA34,68717.6+34%

509Country Club, CACA10,16117.5+14%

510Myrtletown, CACA5,32217.4+94%

511Calexico, CACA38,62317.4+17%

512Fresno, CACA555,54917.4+28%

513Watsonville, CACA50,71617.3+5%

514Parlier, CACA14,62217.3+5%

515Los Banos, CACA49,61417.3−52%

516Mountain View, CACA85,43817.3+28%

517Woodland, CACA62,51317.3+21%

518Hanford, CACA62,22917.2+24%

519Yuba City, CACA69,48517.2−10%

520Orange Cove, CACA9,81117.2−4%

521Davis, CACA66,11017.1+29%

522Bakersfield, CACA422,16517.1+19%

523Lodi, CACA69,10017.1+7%

524Fowler, CACA7,74517.0+40%

525Porterville, CACA63,08817.0+10%

526Loma Linda, CACA25,22117.0+13%

527El Segundo, CACA16,37916.9+7%

528Exeter, CACA10,12216.9+12%

529Santa Barbara, CACA86,42216.9+50%

530Huron, CACA7,39416.9−11%

531Susanville, CACA12,81616.8+52%

532Arcata, CACA19,04716.6+65%

533Kingsburg, CACA13,24916.6+29%

534Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,40816.5−7%

535Red Bluff, CACA14,40416.5+32%

536Coalinga, CACA17,28116.5+26%

537Twentynine Palms, CACA25,93916.4+17%

538Indio, CACA94,26916.4+28%

539Santa Maria, CACA111,39016.4+18%

540Cathedral City, CACA52,37516.3+25%

541Palm Desert, CACA53,25916.3+24%

542Delhi, CACA11,00916.2+5%

543Selma, CACA24,70216.0+14%

544Castroville, CACA6,72016.0+9%

545Visalia, CACA146,54115.8+21%

546Willows, CACA6,11615.8+15%

547Atwater, CACA32,13315.7+3%

548Colusa, CACA6,51915.7+11%

549Chico, CACA105,08115.6+30%

550Marina, CACA23,25615.5+12%

551Brawley, CACA28,00815.5+14%

552Tulare, CACA73,90715.3+13%

553Lakeport, CACA5,05915.3+24%

554Corcoran, CACA22,35815.2+13%

555Oroville, CACA20,45115.2+6%

556Merced, CACA99,72414.8−3%

557Stanford, CACA18,66214.7+51%

558King City, CACA14,00214.3−32%

559South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,11514.3+28%

560Eureka, CACA25,30414.3+35%

561El Centro, CACA44,38214.2+16%

562Redding, CACA94,09214.2+20%

563Ukiah, CACA16,06814.2+11%

564Livingston, CACA14,69014.2+2%

565Monterey, CACA28,95314.1+25%

566Crescent City, CACA6,00213.6+27%

567Isla Vista, CACA13,92013.4+40%

568San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63613.2+22%

569Imperial, CACA22,33012.8+5%

570Yreka, CACA7,71412.5+40%

571Ridgecrest, CACA28,33312.3+8%

572Taft, CACA6,99512.1+6%

573Blythe, CACA15,04212.0+13%

574Fort Bragg, CACA6,94611.8−3%

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