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Longest commutes, California cities · 2010

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

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

501Windsor, CACA25,86422.3+28%

502Irvine, CACA318,76422.3+45%

503La Mesa, CACA59,91422.3+48%

504Calipatria, CACA6,01222.3+53%

505Farmersville, CACA10,32622.3+39%

506Atascadero, CACA29,46422.3+54%

507Laguna Woods, CACA16,84422.3+38%

508Redlands, CACA74,12822.3+38%

509Huron, CACA7,39422.3+18%

510Costa Mesa, CACA108,88122.3+45%

511Milpitas, CACA78,59622.2+43%

512Tustin, CACA77,84322.2+44%

513West Sacramento, CACA56,21622.2+61%

514Napa, CACA76,56222.2+26%

515Sunnyvale, CACA156,57722.2+61%

516Parlier, CACA14,62222.2+34%

517Madera Acres, CACA9,84622.2+29%

518El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,62622.1+50%

519Menlo Park, CACA32,71322.1+38%

520Santa Cruz, CACA61,79722.1+24%

521Bakersfield, CACA422,16522.1+55%

522Camarillo, CACA68,65222.0+45%

523Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07322.0−7%

524Port Hueneme, CACA20,98721.9+53%

525North Tustin, CACA25,80721.9–

526Sebastopol, CACA7,53221.9+27%

527Orcutt, CACA31,45421.9+45%

528Palo Alto, CACA67,60921.8+62%

529La Quinta, CACA39,44021.8+45%

530Guadalupe, CACA8,84621.7+47%

531Santa Maria, CACA111,39021.6+55%

532Gonzales, CACA8,31321.6+39%

533Villa Park, CACA5,64521.6+21%

534Exeter, CACA10,12221.6+43%

535El Segundo, CACA16,37921.5+36%

536Calexico, CACA38,62321.5+44%

537Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,76521.4+36%

538Paradise, CACA10,02321.3+46%

539Del Aire, CACA11,11521.3+33%

540Los Altos, CACA30,96521.3+55%

541Vandenberg, CACA6,77621.3+22%

542Atwater, CACA32,13321.2+39%

543Santa Clara, CACA133,44621.2+57%

544Livingston, CACA14,69021.2+52%

545Gridley, CACA7,25821.1+21%

546Palm Springs, CACA45,31521.1+44%

547Porterville, CACA63,08821.1+37%

548Pismo Beach, CACA7,91121.0+52%

549Clovis, CACA129,34720.9+66%

550Corcoran, CACA22,35820.9+54%

551Solana Beach, CACA12,60220.9+41%

552Oroville East, CACA7,50420.8+47%

553Fresno, CACA555,54920.8+53%

554Healdsburg, CACA11,17220.8+35%

555Oceano, CACA7,12820.7+49%

556Mountain View, CACA85,43820.7+54%

557Atherton, CACA6,96020.7+31%

558Indio, CACA94,26920.6+61%

559Fortuna, CACA12,00320.5+59%

560Los Osos, CACA14,16620.4–

561Merced, CACA99,72420.4+34%

562Coachella, CACA45,41120.3+31%

563Solvang, CACA5,94420.3+40%

564Woodland, CACA62,51320.3+43%

565Carpinteria, CACA12,73420.3+41%

566Country Club, CACA10,16120.3+32%

567East Palo Alto, CACA28,87220.2+27%

568Morro Bay, CACA10,61320.2+48%

569Thousand Palms, CACA7,72020.1+77%

570Coronado, CACA21,09420.1+60%

571Hanford, CACA62,22920.0+44%

572Davis, CACA66,11020.0+51%

573Oildale, CACA34,68720.0+52%

574Earlimart, CACA7,21420.0+4%

575Lindsay, CACA12,57819.9+2%

576Montecito, CACA9,03119.8+21%

577Taft, CACA6,99519.8+75%

578Lakeport, CACA5,05919.7+60%

579Durham, CACA5,34019.7+69%

580El Rio, CACA6,36819.6+56%

581Palm Desert, CACA53,25919.6+49%

582Cathedral City, CACA52,37519.6+50%

583Truckee, CACA17,27819.5+28%

584Visalia, CACA146,54119.5+50%

585Tehachapi, CACA11,85219.2+10%

586Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,39219.1–

587Brawley, CACA28,00818.9+40%

588Loma Linda, CACA25,22118.9+26%

589Mayfair, CACA5,04418.8–

590Colusa, CACA6,51918.8+33%

591Red Bluff, CACA14,40418.8+50%

592Kingsburg, CACA13,24918.8+46%

593Tulare, CACA73,90718.7+38%

594Seaside, CACA31,63618.7+55%

595Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,97118.6+20%

596Fowler, CACA7,74518.5+51%

597Pacific Grove, CACA14,65918.3+41%

598Corning, CACA8,26018.2+12%

599Big Bear City, CACA11,43118.2+21%

600Willows, CACA6,11618.2+33%

601Arroyo Grande, CACA18,12318.2+37%

602McKinleyville, CACA17,11318.2+46%

603Templeton, CACA9,58018.0+15%

604Shasta Lake, CACA10,20818.0+27%

605Myrtletown, CACA5,32217.9+99%

606Imperial, CACA22,33017.4+42%

607Oroville, CACA20,45117.4+21%

608Coalinga, CACA17,28117.3+32%

609Grover Beach, CACA12,45617.2+38%

610Goshen, CACA5,13617.1+74%

611Chico, CACA105,08117.1+42%

612Redding, CACA94,09216.8+42%

613El Centro, CACA44,38216.7+36%

614Old Fig Garden, CACA5,50316.6–

615Anderson, CACA11,13116.6+36%

616Goleta, CACA32,40116.3+54%

617Santa Barbara, CACA86,42216.3+45%

618Heber, CACA7,31216.3−1%

619Arcata, CACA19,04716.2+61%

620South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,11516.0+43%

621Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,76615.9+34%

622Grass Valley, CACA14,03515.6+12%

623Ridgecrest, CACA28,33315.4+35%

624Susanville, CACA12,81615.3+38%

625Monterey, CACA28,95315.1+33%

626Blythe, CACA15,04214.8+39%

627Oakhurst, CACA6,09114.7−21%

628Eureka, CACA25,30414.7+39%

629San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63614.7+36%

630Jackson, CACA5,10014.4+7%

631Fort Bragg, CACA6,94614.3+17%

632University of California-Davis, CACA8,69614.1–

633Ukiah, CACA16,06814.1+10%

634Twentynine Palms, CACA25,93914.1+0%

635Lemoore Station, CACA6,17514.0+56%

636Yreka, CACA7,71413.9+55%

637Isla Vista, CACA13,92013.7+43%

638Big Bear Lake, CACA5,01812.7−32%

639Stanford, CACA18,66212.6+29%

640Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,86712.1+24%

641Crescent City, CACA6,0029.5−11%

642Fort Irwin, CACA8,4196.4–

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