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Longest commutes, California counties · 2000

California counties ranked by mean travel time to work (2000 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 1990

01San Benito County, CACA70,08227.8+20%

02Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07026.9−4%

03Calaveras County, CACA46,60526.0−16%

04Marin County, CACA253,69424.9−17%

05Solano County, CACA455,37624.5−7%

06Riverside County, CACA2,544,91623.5−11%

07Mariposa County, CACA16,91823.4−14%

08San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09122.9−10%

09Alameda County, CACA1,636,63022.9−11%

10Sierra County, CACA3,09822.7−27%

11Amador County, CACA41,87622.1−16%

12El Dorado County, CACA192,32322.0−10%

13Lake County, CACA67,77221.9−7%

14Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85221.5−14%

15San Joaquin County, CACA823,81521.4+0%

16San Francisco County, CACA826,07921.3−20%

17Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93421.0−17%

18Sonoma County, CACA486,44419.3−22%

19Yuba County, CACA88,69119.1−14%

20Sutter County, CACA98,78719.0−7%

21Orange County, CACA3,149,50719.0−22%

22Merced County, CACA297,26018.8+5%

23Madera County, CACA167,92718.7−21%

24Placer County, CACA442,08118.7−23%

25Stanislaus County, CACA557,71918.6−16%

26Nevada County, CACA101,91118.5−25%

27San Mateo County, CACA743,56818.5−20%

28Tuolumne County, CACA53,16018.5−15%

29Napa County, CACA132,94917.9−17%

30Ventura County, CACA830,85117.9−24%

31Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39117.6−21%

32Trinity County, CACA15,72017.6−20%

33San Diego County, CACA3,282,24816.7−29%

34Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46016.3−23%

35Colusa County, CACA21,83616.3−14%

36Monterey County, CACA433,72915.9−15%

37Kern County, CACA927,06815.7−15%

38Plumas County, CACA18,58315.6−24%

39Glenn County, CACA28,14115.4−29%

40Tehama County, CACA64,66515.4−33%

41Tulare County, CACA485,14615.1−20%

42Mendocino County, CACA88,12214.9−26%

43Kings County, CACA154,32714.6−18%

44Fresno County, CACA1,035,45614.3−25%

45Butte County, CACA209,21114.3−25%

46Yolo County, CACA224,41014.1−23%

47Lassen County, CACA28,11714.1−33%

48Alpine County, CACA1,04314.1−27%

49San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36714.0−30%

50Imperial County, CACA181,41113.5−19%

51Siskiyou County, CACA42,01313.5−34%

52Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06513.5−26%

53Shasta County, CACA181,64813.4−25%

54Mono County, CACA12,50512.2−50%

55Humboldt County, CACA131,64712.2−33%

56Inyo County, CACA18,15812.1−30%

57Del Norte County, CACA26,41010.9−34%

58Modoc County, CACA8,42610.8−43%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS