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%−8.0 pts

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

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

504Lake Mathews, CACA6,52763.7%−15.0 pts

505San Pablo, CACA31,67863.5%+1.5 pts

506Redondo Beach, CACA67,28163.5%−15.5 pts

507Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23063.5%−15.9 pts

508Lucerne Valley, CACA5,95763.5%+3.0 pts

509Burbank, CACA5,33363.4%−14.3 pts

510Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84463.4%−14.7 pts

511Granite Bay, CACA21,67363.4%−19.0 pts

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

513Live Oak, CACA16,91163.2%−8.6 pts

514Pleasure Point, CACA5,48963.1%–

515Newport Beach, CACA81,97763.0%−18.9 pts

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

517San Jose, CACA989,81462.9%−14.6 pts

518Hercules, CACA26,32662.9%−4.2 pts

519Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10762.8%−17.4 pts

520Arcadia, CACA54,11762.6%−16.1 pts

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

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

523El Granada, CACA5,23262.6%−14.6 pts

524Castro Valley, CACA65,00162.5%−11.5 pts

525San Bruno, CACA42,30562.5%−8.6 pts

526Joshua Tree, CACA6,23462.5%−9.8 pts

527Crestline, CACA9,83562.4%−18.2 pts

528Costa Mesa, CACA108,88162.4%−11.5 pts

529Altadena, CACA41,70562.3%−13.6 pts

530Pacifica, CACA36,89062.1%−12.2 pts

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

532Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29562.0%–

533Healdsburg, CACA11,17262.0%−10.2 pts

534Oak Park, CACA13,75761.7%−18.7 pts

535Palm Springs, CACA45,31561.7%−14.7 pts

536Goleta, CACA32,40161.4%−7.8 pts

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

538Concord, CACA123,26161.3%−7.5 pts

539Rancho Mirage, CACA17,87661.1%−17.1 pts

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

541Santa Barbara, CACA86,42260.8%−3.0 pts

542Ladera Heights, CACA7,33460.7%−21.4 pts

543Del Aire, CACA11,11560.7%−22.0 pts

544Villa Park, CACA5,64560.6%−24.3 pts

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

546Milpitas, CACA78,59660.3%−19.7 pts

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

548Richmond, CACA114,86160.3%−2.3 pts

549San Leandro, CACA85,35360.2%−9.5 pts

550La Riviera, CACA11,49260.1%−15.5 pts

551Mountain House, CACA25,31560.1%−3.9 pts

552Union City, CACA65,28260.0%−12.3 pts

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

554San Martin, CACA6,95459.9%−16.7 pts

555Ojai, CACA7,47459.9%−14.0 pts

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

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

558Newark, CACA47,89559.8%−18.0 pts

559Canyon Lake, CACA11,11359.7%−21.2 pts

560Folsom, CACA91,98359.7%−18.2 pts

561Carlsbad, CACA112,26059.6%−18.2 pts

562Burbank, CACA102,98859.4%−20.2 pts

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

564Irvine, CACA318,76459.1%−18.1 pts

565Millbrae, CACA22,86959.0%−8.9 pts

566South Pasadena, CACA25,50358.9%−20.2 pts

567Arcata, CACA19,04758.6%+0.3 pts

568Solana Beach, CACA12,60258.4%−10.6 pts

569Cupertino, CACA58,33358.3%−19.4 pts

570Santa Clara, CACA133,44658.2%−21.2 pts

571Sebastopol, CACA7,53258.0%−15.9 pts

572Encinitas, CACA60,73657.8%−18.4 pts

573Woodside, CACA5,18157.8%−16.1 pts

574Myrtletown, CACA5,32257.7%−17.4 pts

575San Mateo, CACA103,33757.7%−14.6 pts

576Monterey, CACA28,95357.7%+2.3 pts

577East Porterville, CACA5,06657.5%+0.3 pts

578San Marino, CACA11,96457.5%−18.6 pts

579Dana Point, CACA32,23257.2%−25.1 pts

580Los Gatos, CACA32,57657.1%−26.1 pts

581Gold River, CACA7,92456.8%−20.4 pts

582Desert Palms, CACA6,57956.7%−10.4 pts

583Mendota, CACA12,77855.8%+6.6 pts

584Saratoga, CACA30,41855.7%−28.9 pts

585Claremont, CACA35,83855.6%−11.7 pts

586Truckee, CACA17,27855.5%−21.5 pts

587Beverly Hills, CACA30,76455.5%−13.4 pts

588Pasadena, CACA135,80455.5%−15.5 pts

589Daly City, CACA101,26155.5%−3.2 pts

590Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97155.3%–

591Redwood City, CACA82,17855.3%−19.7 pts

592Culver City, CACA39,45255.1%−23.8 pts

593Laguna Beach, CACA22,39154.8%−25.3 pts

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

595San Ramon, CACA86,20954.7%−21.9 pts

596Pleasanton, CACA74,55654.6%−21.9 pts

597Alamo, CACA14,48854.1%−21.3 pts

598West Hollywood, CACA34,23154.1%−17.1 pts

599El Segundo, CACA16,37954.1%−26.3 pts

600Fremont, CACA226,44253.8%−21.6 pts

601Sunnyvale, CACA156,57753.7%−23.5 pts

602East Foothills, CACA7,13953.5%−25.7 pts

603Burlingame, CACA31,92953.3%−19.1 pts

604Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51353.0%−25.6 pts

605Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01753.0%−19.2 pts

606Capitola, CACA9,34052.8%−19.9 pts

607Larkspur, CACA12,62052.8%−18.3 pts

608Danville, CACA43,30252.6%−22.5 pts

609San Carlos, CACA29,26152.3%−27.4 pts

610Belmont, CACA28,75252.2%−22.8 pts

611Mountain View, CACA85,43851.8%−20.6 pts

612Foster City, CACA32,41151.8%−26.1 pts

613Hillsborough, CACA11,20651.8%−26.0 pts

614Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12251.4%−31.3 pts

615Santa Cruz, CACA61,79751.3%−10.1 pts

616Malibu, CACA9,57451.0%−16.3 pts

617Coronado, CACA21,09450.9%−4.6 pts

618San Anselmo, CACA12,55550.7%−11.1 pts

619Los Altos, CACA30,96550.7%−29.5 pts

620Walnut Creek, CACA70,01250.1%−17.2 pts

621Isla Vista, CACA13,92050.0%+8.8 pts

622Davis, CACA66,11049.7%−7.9 pts

623Dublin, CACA71,60249.4%−26.8 pts

624Saranap, CACA5,66249.4%−25.1 pts

625Mill Valley, CACA13,79948.7%−14.9 pts

626Menlo Park, CACA32,71348.4%−17.7 pts

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

628San Rafael, CACA59,41048.3%−14.1 pts

629Topanga, CACA8,88548.3%−21.6 pts

630Montecito, CACA9,03148.3%−11.7 pts

631Crescent City, CACA6,00248.2%−19.0 pts

632Fairfax, CACA7,41747.1%−21.0 pts

633Santa Monica, CACA90,08247.0%−25.7 pts

634Oakland, CACA440,83846.9%−10.3 pts

635Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89346.2%–

636Blackhawk, CACA10,13745.3%−28.8 pts

637Atherton, CACA6,96044.9%−36.4 pts

638Alameda, CACA76,87644.2%−19.8 pts

639Palo Alto, CACA67,60944.2%−23.2 pts

640Kentfield, CACA6,90043.6%−21.7 pts

641Moraga, CACA16,32243.4%−26.9 pts

642Orinda, CACA19,50743.3%−21.5 pts

643Tiburon, CACA8,88142.3%−23.1 pts

644Piedmont, CACA10,64242.1%−17.1 pts

645Lafayette, CACA25,31341.4%−26.9 pts

646El Cerrito, CACA26,12140.6%−17.2 pts

647Sausalito, CACA7,01940.4%−21.2 pts

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

649Emeryville, CACA13,25139.6%−14.2 pts

650Corte Madera, CACA9,92939.0%−25.8 pts

651Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83138.4%−35.4 pts

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

653Albany, CACA19,19536.5%−16.5 pts

654San Francisco, CACA826,07928.6%−9.5 pts

655Camp Pendleton Mainside, CACA9,50128.5%–

656Kensington, CACA5,17927.8%−28.3 pts

657Berkeley, CACA121,91127.2%−13.2 pts

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

659California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91518.4%–

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

661Stanford, CACA18,66213.9%−3.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES