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Longest commutes, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by mean travel time to work (2020 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 2000

01Calaveras County, CACA46,60538.7+49%

02Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07038.5+43%

03San Benito County, CACA70,08236.3+30%

04San Joaquin County, CACA823,81535.2+65%

05Alameda County, CACA1,636,63034.2+49%

06Riverside County, CACA2,544,91634.1+45%

07San Francisco County, CACA826,07933.3+56%

08Solano County, CACA455,37633.2+35%

09San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09132.3+41%

10Marin County, CACA253,69431.8+28%

11Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93431.7+51%

12Mariposa County, CACA16,91831.0+33%

13Lake County, CACA67,77230.6+40%

14Stanislaus County, CACA557,71930.6+64%

15Amador County, CACA41,87630.6+39%

16Yuba County, CACA88,69130.3+58%

17San Mateo County, CACA743,56829.4+59%

18Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39129.2+66%

19Merced County, CACA297,26028.9+54%

20El Dorado County, CACA192,32328.9+31%

21Sutter County, CACA98,78728.7+51%

22Madera County, CACA167,92728.5+53%

23Tuolumne County, CACA53,16028.1+52%

24Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46028.1+73%

25Orange County, CACA3,149,50728.0+48%

26Placer County, CACA442,08127.6+48%

27Sierra County, CACA3,09827.6+21%

28Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85227.5+28%

29Ventura County, CACA830,85126.9+50%

30San Diego County, CACA3,282,24826.5+58%

31Sonoma County, CACA486,44425.6+32%

32Napa County, CACA132,94925.4+42%

33Colusa County, CACA21,83625.3+56%

34Trinity County, CACA15,72024.7+41%

35Nevada County, CACA101,91124.7+34%

36Tehama County, CACA64,66524.4+59%

37Yolo County, CACA224,41024.3+72%

38Monterey County, CACA433,72924.0+51%

39Alpine County, CACA1,04323.7+69%

40Glenn County, CACA28,14123.7+54%

41Kern County, CACA927,06823.6+50%

42Fresno County, CACA1,035,45623.3+63%

43Kings County, CACA154,32723.2+59%

44Imperial County, CACA181,41122.1+64%

45Tulare County, CACA485,14622.0+46%

46San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36722.0+57%

47Shasta County, CACA181,64821.4+60%

48Butte County, CACA209,21121.3+49%

49Lassen County, CACA28,11721.1+50%

50Mendocino County, CACA88,12220.7+38%

51Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06520.6+53%

52Modoc County, CACA8,42619.6+82%

53Plumas County, CACA18,58319.4+25%

54Humboldt County, CACA131,64718.9+55%

55Siskiyou County, CACA42,01318.4+37%

56Inyo County, CACA18,15817.1+41%

57Mono County, CACA12,50515.6+27%

58Del Norte County, CACA26,41015.6+43%

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