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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. The median across all 58 is 17.9.

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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, CACA823,81521.40%

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS