RANKING · 2024 ACS · 161 SHOWN OF 661

Most car-dependent, California cities

California cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS).

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

501San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63663.8%−11%

502East Los Angeles, CACA111,64763.7%+4%

503Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,91263.7%−19%

504Lake Mathews, CACA6,52763.7%−19%

505San Pablo, CACA31,67863.5%+2%

506Redondo Beach, CACA67,28163.5%−20%

507Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23063.5%−20%

508Lucerne Valley, CACA5,95763.5%+5%

509Burbank, CACA5,33363.4%−18%

510Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84463.4%−19%

511Granite Bay, CACA21,67363.4%−23%

512Alta Sierra CDP (Nevada County), CACA7,36163.3%−18%

513Live Oak, CACA16,91163.2%−12%

514Pleasure Point, CACA5,48963.1%–

515Newport Beach, CACA81,97763.0%−23%

516El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02662.9%−17%

517San Jose, CACA989,81462.9%−19%

518Hercules, CACA26,32662.9%−6%

519Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10762.8%−22%

520Arcadia, CACA54,11762.6%−20%

521Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83062.6%−19%

522San Diego, CACA1,406,10662.6%−17%

523El Granada, CACA5,23262.6%−19%

524Castro Valley, CACA65,00162.5%−16%

525San Bruno, CACA42,30562.5%−12%

526Joshua Tree, CACA6,23462.5%−14%

527Crestline, CACA9,83562.4%−23%

528Costa Mesa, CACA108,88162.4%−16%

529Altadena, CACA41,70562.3%−18%

530Pacifica, CACA36,89062.1%−16%

531North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10062.0%−10%

532Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29562.0%–

533Healdsburg, CACA11,17262.0%−14%

534Oak Park, CACA13,75761.7%−23%

535Palm Springs, CACA45,31561.7%−19%

536Goleta, CACA32,40161.4%−11%

537South San Francisco, CACA64,94161.4%−9%

538Concord, CACA123,26161.3%−11%

539Rancho Mirage, CACA17,87661.1%−22%

540Rio del Mar, CACA9,20160.9%−21%

541Santa Barbara, CACA86,42260.8%−5%

542Ladera Heights, CACA7,33460.7%−26%

543Del Aire, CACA11,11560.7%−27%

544Villa Park, CACA5,64560.6%−29%

545Coto de Caza, CACA15,19060.6%−27%

546Milpitas, CACA78,59660.3%−25%

547Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28760.3%−15%

548Richmond, CACA114,86160.3%−4%

549San Leandro, CACA85,35360.2%−14%

550La Riviera, CACA11,49260.1%−21%

551Mountain House, CACA25,31560.1%−6%

552Union City, CACA65,28260.0%−17%

553South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,11560.0%−10%

554San Martin, CACA6,95459.9%−22%

555Ojai, CACA7,47459.9%−19%

556Big Bear Lake, CACA5,01859.8%−32%

557Los Angeles, CACA3,869,08959.8%−11%

558Newark, CACA47,89559.8%−23%

559Canyon Lake, CACA11,11359.7%−26%

560Folsom, CACA91,98359.7%−23%

561Carlsbad, CACA112,26059.6%−23%

562Burbank, CACA102,98859.4%−25%

563La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48059.1%−30%

564Irvine, CACA318,76459.1%−23%

565Millbrae, CACA22,86959.0%−13%

566South Pasadena, CACA25,50358.9%−26%

567Arcata, CACA19,04758.6%+0%

568Solana Beach, CACA12,60258.4%−15%

569Cupertino, CACA58,33358.3%−25%

570Santa Clara, CACA133,44658.2%−27%

571Sebastopol, CACA7,53258.0%−21%

572Encinitas, CACA60,73657.8%−24%

573Woodside, CACA5,18157.8%−22%

574Myrtletown, CACA5,32257.7%−23%

575San Mateo, CACA103,33757.7%−20%

576Monterey, CACA28,95357.7%+4%

577East Porterville, CACA5,06657.5%+1%

578San Marino, CACA11,96457.5%−24%

579Dana Point, CACA32,23257.2%−31%

580Los Gatos, CACA32,57657.1%−31%

581Gold River, CACA7,92456.8%−26%

582Desert Palms, CACA6,57956.7%−16%

583Mendota, CACA12,77855.8%+14%

584Saratoga, CACA30,41855.7%−34%

585Claremont, CACA35,83855.6%−17%

586Truckee, CACA17,27855.5%−28%

587Beverly Hills, CACA30,76455.5%−19%

588Pasadena, CACA135,80455.5%−22%

589Daly City, CACA101,26155.5%−5%

590Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97155.3%–

591Redwood City, CACA82,17855.3%−26%

592Culver City, CACA39,45255.1%−30%

593Laguna Beach, CACA22,39154.8%−32%

594Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47354.8%−21%

595San Ramon, CACA86,20954.7%−29%

596Pleasanton, CACA74,55654.6%−29%

597Alamo, CACA14,48854.1%−28%

598West Hollywood, CACA34,23154.1%−24%

599El Segundo, CACA16,37954.1%−33%

600Fremont, CACA226,44253.8%−29%

601Sunnyvale, CACA156,57753.7%−30%

602East Foothills, CACA7,13953.5%−32%

603Burlingame, CACA31,92953.3%−26%

604Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51353.0%−33%

605Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01753.0%−27%

606Capitola, CACA9,34052.8%−27%

607Larkspur, CACA12,62052.8%−26%

608Danville, CACA43,30252.6%−30%

609San Carlos, CACA29,26152.3%−34%

610Belmont, CACA28,75252.2%−30%

611Mountain View, CACA85,43851.8%−28%

612Foster City, CACA32,41151.8%−33%

613Hillsborough, CACA11,20651.8%−33%

614Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12251.4%−38%

615Santa Cruz, CACA61,79751.3%−17%

616Malibu, CACA9,57451.0%−24%

617Coronado, CACA21,09450.9%−8%

618San Anselmo, CACA12,55550.7%−18%

619Los Altos, CACA30,96550.7%−37%

620Walnut Creek, CACA70,01250.1%−26%

621Isla Vista, CACA13,92050.0%+21%

622Davis, CACA66,11049.7%−14%

623Dublin, CACA71,60249.4%−35%

624Saranap, CACA5,66249.4%−34%

625Mill Valley, CACA13,79948.7%−23%

626Menlo Park, CACA32,71348.4%−27%

627Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41948.4%−38%

628San Rafael, CACA59,41048.3%−23%

629Topanga, CACA8,88548.3%−31%

630Montecito, CACA9,03148.3%−19%

631Crescent City, CACA6,00248.2%−28%

632Fairfax, CACA7,41747.1%−31%

633Santa Monica, CACA90,08247.0%−35%

634Oakland, CACA440,83846.9%−18%

635Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89346.2%–

636Blackhawk, CACA10,13745.3%−39%

637Atherton, CACA6,96044.9%−45%

638Alameda, CACA76,87644.2%−31%

639Palo Alto, CACA67,60944.2%−34%

640Kentfield, CACA6,90043.6%−33%

641Moraga, CACA16,32243.4%−38%

642Orinda, CACA19,50743.3%−33%

643Tiburon, CACA8,88142.3%−35%

644Piedmont, CACA10,64242.1%−29%

645Lafayette, CACA25,31341.4%−39%

646El Cerrito, CACA26,12140.6%−30%

647Sausalito, CACA7,01940.4%−34%

648Marina del Rey, CACA9,17640.2%−49%

649Emeryville, CACA13,25139.6%−26%

650Corte Madera, CACA9,92939.0%−40%

651Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83138.4%−48%

652Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08538.1%−43%

653Albany, CACA19,19536.5%−31%

654San Francisco, CACA826,07928.6%−25%

655Camp Pendleton Mainside, CACA9,50128.5%–

656Kensington, CACA5,17927.8%−50%

657Berkeley, CACA121,91127.2%−33%

658University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12122.7%–

659California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91518.4%–

660University of California-Davis, CACA8,69615.6%−13%

661Stanford, CACA18,66213.9%−20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES