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

501▲34San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63663.8%−8.0 pts

502▲5East Los Angeles, CACA111,64763.7%+2.6 pts

503▼444Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,91263.7%−15.0 pts

504▼263Lake Mathews, CACA6,52763.7%−15.0 pts

505▲100San Pablo, CACA31,67863.5%+1.5 pts

506▼232Redondo Beach, CACA67,28163.5%−15.5 pts

507▼185Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23063.5%−15.9 pts

508▼401Lucerne Valley, CACA5,95763.5%+3.0 pts

509▼277Burbank, CACA5,33363.4%−14.3 pts

510▼165Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84463.4%−14.7 pts

511▼151Granite Bay, CACA21,67363.4%−19.0 pts

512▼219Alta Sierra CDP (Nevada County), CACA7,36163.3%−13.4 pts

513▲14Live Oak, CACA16,91163.2%−8.6 pts

514▼165Pleasure Point, CACA5,48963.1%–

515▼125Newport Beach, CACA81,97763.0%−18.9 pts

516▼200El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02662.9%−12.8 pts

517▼57San Jose, CACA989,81462.9%−14.6 pts

518▲48Hercules, CACA26,32662.9%−4.2 pts

519▼154Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10762.8%−17.4 pts

520▼119Arcadia, CACA54,11762.6%−16.1 pts

521▲91Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83062.6%−14.6 pts

522▼43San Diego, CACA1,406,10662.6%−12.5 pts

523▼479El Granada, CACA5,23262.6%−14.6 pts

524▲15Castro Valley, CACA65,00162.5%−11.5 pts

525▲77San Bruno, CACA42,30562.5%−8.6 pts

526▼75Joshua Tree, CACA6,23462.5%−9.8 pts

527▼215Crestline, CACA9,83562.4%−18.2 pts

528▼85Costa Mesa, CACA108,88162.4%−11.5 pts

529▼172Altadena, CACA41,70562.3%−13.6 pts

530▲18Pacifica, CACA36,89062.1%−12.2 pts

531▼205North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10062.0%−6.9 pts

532▼13Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29562.0%–

533▼68Healdsburg, CACA11,17262.0%−10.2 pts

534▼400Oak Park, CACA13,75761.7%−18.7 pts

535▲37Palm Springs, CACA45,31561.7%−14.7 pts

536▼15Goleta, CACA32,40161.4%−7.8 pts

537▲81South San Francisco, CACA64,94161.4%−5.8 pts

538▲29Concord, CACA123,26161.3%−7.5 pts

539▲8Rancho Mirage, CACA17,87661.1%−17.1 pts

540▲57Rio del Mar, CACA9,20160.9%−15.9 pts

541▲28Santa Barbara, CACA86,42260.8%−3.0 pts

542▼275Ladera Heights, CACA7,33460.7%−21.4 pts

543▼239Del Aire, CACA11,11560.7%−22.0 pts

544▼117Villa Park, CACA5,64560.6%−24.3 pts

545▼62Coto de Caza, CACA15,19060.6%−22.4 pts

546▼80Milpitas, CACA78,59660.3%−19.7 pts

547▼49Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28760.3%−10.9 pts

548▲59Richmond, CACA114,86160.3%−2.3 pts

549▲27San Leandro, CACA85,35360.2%−9.5 pts

550▼97La Riviera, CACA11,49260.1%−15.5 pts

551▲49Mountain House, CACA25,31560.1%−3.9 pts

552▲7Union City, CACA65,28260.0%−12.3 pts

553▼1South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,11560.0%−6.4 pts

554▼137San Martin, CACA6,95459.9%−16.7 pts

555▼23Ojai, CACA7,47459.9%−14.0 pts

556▼13Big Bear Lake, CACA5,01859.8%−28.2 pts

557▲3Los Angeles, CACA3,869,08959.8%−7.5 pts

558▲6Newark, CACA47,89559.8%−18.0 pts

559▼183Canyon Lake, CACA11,11359.7%−21.2 pts

560▼93Folsom, CACA91,98359.7%−18.2 pts

561▼100Carlsbad, CACA112,26059.6%−18.2 pts

562▼143Burbank, CACA102,98859.4%−20.2 pts

563▼159La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48059.1%−25.3 pts

564▼67Irvine, CACA318,76459.1%−18.1 pts

565▲29Millbrae, CACA22,86959.0%−8.9 pts

566▼97South Pasadena, CACA25,50358.9%−20.2 pts

567▲62Arcata, CACA19,04758.6%+0.3 pts

568▼35Solana Beach, CACA12,60258.4%−10.6 pts

569▼167Cupertino, CACA58,33358.3%−19.4 pts

570▼19Santa Clara, CACA133,44658.2%−21.2 pts

571▼114Sebastopol, CACA7,53258.0%−15.9 pts

572▼63Encinitas, CACA60,73657.8%−18.4 pts

573▼71Woodside, CACA5,18157.8%−16.1 pts

574▲53Myrtletown, CACA5,32257.7%−17.4 pts

575▲3San Mateo, CACA103,33757.7%−14.6 pts

576▲35Monterey, CACA28,95357.7%+2.3 pts

577▼161East Porterville, CACA5,06657.5%+0.3 pts

578▼66San Marino, CACA11,96457.5%−18.6 pts

579▼71Dana Point, CACA32,23257.2%−25.1 pts

580▼224Los Gatos, CACA32,57657.1%−26.1 pts

581▼495Gold River, CACA7,92456.8%−20.4 pts

582▲35Desert Palms, CACA6,57956.7%−10.4 pts

583▲62Mendota, CACA12,77855.8%+6.6 pts

584▼106Saratoga, CACA30,41855.7%−28.9 pts

585▲24Claremont, CACA35,83855.6%−11.7 pts

586▼157Truckee, CACA17,27855.5%−21.5 pts

587▼13Beverly Hills, CACA30,76455.5%−13.4 pts

588▼6Pasadena, CACA135,80455.5%−15.5 pts

589▲37Daly City, CACA101,26155.5%−3.2 pts

590▼1Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97155.3%–

591▼26Redwood City, CACA82,17855.3%−19.7 pts

592▼178Culver City, CACA39,45255.1%−23.8 pts

593▼30Laguna Beach, CACA22,39154.8%−25.3 pts

594▼94Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47354.8%−14.2 pts

595▼33San Ramon, CACA86,20954.7%−21.9 pts

596▼21Pleasanton, CACA74,55654.6%−21.9 pts

597▼39Alamo, CACA14,48854.1%−21.3 pts

598▼58West Hollywood, CACA34,23154.1%−17.1 pts

599▼267El Segundo, CACA16,37954.1%−26.3 pts

600▼13Fremont, CACA226,44253.8%−21.6 pts

601▼40Sunnyvale, CACA156,57753.7%−23.5 pts

602▼147East Foothills, CACA7,13953.5%−25.7 pts

603▲5Burlingame, CACA31,92953.3%−19.1 pts

604▼120Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51353.0%−25.6 pts

605▼15Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01753.0%−19.2 pts

606▼26Capitola, CACA9,34052.8%−19.9 pts

607▲9Larkspur, CACA12,62052.8%−18.3 pts

608▼55Danville, CACA43,30252.6%−22.5 pts

609▼63San Carlos, CACA29,26152.3%−27.4 pts

610▼60Belmont, CACA28,75252.2%−22.8 pts

611▼10Mountain View, CACA85,43851.8%−20.6 pts

612▼39Foster City, CACA32,41151.8%−26.1 pts

613▼79Hillsborough, CACA11,20651.8%−26.0 pts

614▼151Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12251.4%−31.3 pts

615▲10Santa Cruz, CACA61,79751.3%−10.1 pts

616▲3Malibu, CACA9,57451.0%−16.3 pts

617▲13Coronado, CACA21,09450.9%−4.6 pts

618▼32San Anselmo, CACA12,55550.7%−11.1 pts

619▼130Los Altos, CACA30,96550.7%−29.5 pts

620▲17Walnut Creek, CACA70,01250.1%−17.2 pts

621▲30Isla Vista, CACA13,92050.0%+8.8 pts

622▲19Davis, CACA66,11049.7%−7.9 pts

623▼10Dublin, CACA71,60249.4%−26.8 pts

624▼32Saranap, CACA5,66249.4%−25.1 pts

625▼5Mill Valley, CACA13,79948.7%−14.9 pts

626▼3Menlo Park, CACA32,71348.4%−17.7 pts

627▼50Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41948.4%−30.1 pts

628▼13San Rafael, CACA59,41048.3%−14.1 pts

629▼50Topanga, CACA8,88548.3%−21.6 pts

630▲1Montecito, CACA9,03148.3%−11.7 pts

631▼40Crescent City, CACA6,00248.2%−19.0 pts

632▼36Fairfax, CACA7,41747.1%−21.0 pts

633▼27Santa Monica, CACA90,08247.0%−25.7 pts

634▲13Oakland, CACA440,83846.9%−10.3 pts

635▲18Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89346.2%–

636▼14Blackhawk, CACA10,13745.3%−28.8 pts

637▼13Atherton, CACA6,96044.9%−36.4 pts

638▲2Alameda, CACA76,87644.2%−19.8 pts

639▼11Palo Alto, CACA67,60944.2%−23.2 pts

640▼8Kentfield, CACA6,90043.6%−21.7 pts

641▲3Moraga, CACA16,32243.4%−26.9 pts

642▲1Orinda, CACA19,50743.3%−21.5 pts

643▼1Tiburon, CACA8,88142.3%−23.1 pts

644▲2Piedmont, CACA10,64242.1%−17.1 pts

645▼12Lafayette, CACA25,31341.4%−26.9 pts

646▲2El Cerrito, CACA26,12140.6%−17.2 pts

647▼11Sausalito, CACA7,01940.4%−21.2 pts

648▼34Marina del Rey, CACA9,17640.2%−38.3 pts

649▲3Emeryville, CACA13,25139.6%−14.2 pts

650▼16Corte Madera, CACA9,92939.0%−25.8 pts

651▼16Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83138.4%−35.4 pts

652▼14Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08538.1%−28.4 pts

653▲1Albany, CACA19,19536.5%−16.5 pts

654▲3San Francisco, CACA826,07928.6%−9.5 pts

655Camp Pendleton Mainside, CACA9,50128.5%–

656▼7Kensington, CACA5,17927.8%−28.3 pts

657▼1Berkeley, CACA121,91127.2%−13.2 pts

658▲3University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12122.7%–

659California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91518.4%–

660▼2University of California-Davis, CACA8,69615.6%−2.3 pts

661▼1Stanford, CACA18,66213.9%−3.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES