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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. The median across all 58 is 26.9.

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