RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 161 SHOWN OF 661

Most car-dependent, California cities · 2020

California cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2020 ACS).

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

501Willows, CACA6,11671.1%−8%

502Woodside, CACA5,18171.0%−4%

503West Athens, CACA8,72670.9%−3%

504Martinez, CACA36,84970.9%−5%

505Westlake, CACA7,50570.9%−11%

506Clayton, CACA10,84270.8%−10%

507East Los Angeles, CACA111,64770.8%+16%

508Dana Point, CACA32,23270.8%−14%

509Encinitas, CACA60,73670.8%−7%

510Morro Bay, CACA10,61370.8%−4%

511Maywood, CACA23,60070.6%+15%

512San Marino, CACA11,96470.6%−7%

513Sonoma, CACA10,53770.6%−2%

514Artesia, CACA15,78970.6%−9%

515Watsonville, CACA50,71670.6%+5%

516Greenfield, CACA21,13870.3%+3%

517Vallejo, CACA123,28770.3%−1%

518Lakeport, CACA5,05970.2%−13%

519Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29570.2%–

520Lemoore Station, CACA6,17570.2%+41%

521Goleta, CACA32,40170.2%+1%

522Arvin, CACA19,82070.1%+24%

523Grover Beach, CACA12,45669.9%−11%

524West Modesto, CACA5,97869.8%−1%

525Alondra Park, CACA8,37369.7%−9%

526Novato, CACA51,94769.7%−5%

527Live Oak, CACA16,91169.6%−3%

528South Monrovia Island, CACA6,83069.6%−5%

529Cloverdale, CACA8,70169.5%−14%

530East Palo Alto, CACA28,87269.5%−2%

531Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,87269.4%−13%

532Ojai, CACA7,47469.4%−6%

533Solana Beach, CACA12,60269.4%+1%

534Hillsborough, CACA11,20669.4%−11%

535San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63669.4%−3%

536Florence-Graham, CACA60,69069.4%+2%

537Rodeo, CACA8,97669.2%−7%

538Palm Desert, CACA53,25969.2%−10%

539Castro Valley, CACA65,00169.2%−7%

540West Hollywood, CACA34,23169.1%−3%

541Walnut Park, CACA14,95869.1%+9%

542Santa Maria, CACA111,39069.1%+7%

543Big Bear Lake, CACA5,01869.0%−22%

544El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CACA16,29469.0%−1%

545Lompoc, CACA43,31568.8%+7%

546San Carlos, CACA29,26168.8%−14%

547Rancho Mirage, CACA17,87668.8%−12%

548Pacifica, CACA36,89068.8%−7%

549Avenal, CACA13,47968.6%+49%

550Belmont, CACA28,75268.5%−9%

551Santa Clara, CACA133,44668.5%−14%

552South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,11568.3%+3%

553Danville, CACA43,30268.3%−9%

554Pittsburg, CACA77,54268.2%+4%

555Carpinteria, CACA12,73468.0%−2%

556Oak View, CACA6,14168.0%−18%

557Hayward, CACA157,11368.0%−4%

558Alamo, CACA14,48867.8%−10%

559Union City, CACA65,28267.7%−6%

560Los Angeles, CACA3,869,08967.7%+1%

561Sunnyvale, CACA156,57767.6%−12%

562San Ramon, CACA86,20967.6%−12%

563Laguna Beach, CACA22,39167.5%−16%

564Newark, CACA47,89567.5%−13%

565Redwood City, CACA82,17867.5%−10%

566Hercules, CACA26,32667.4%+0%

567Concord, CACA123,26167.3%−2%

568Twentynine Palms, CACA25,93967.2%+22%

569Santa Barbara, CACA86,42267.2%+5%

570Orange Cove, CACA9,81167.1%+10%

571Clearlake, CACA16,89367.0%−7%

572Palm Springs, CACA45,31566.7%−13%

573Foster City, CACA32,41166.6%−15%

574Beverly Hills, CACA30,76466.6%−3%

575Pleasanton, CACA74,55666.6%−13%

576San Leandro, CACA85,35366.4%−5%

577Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41966.3%−16%

578San Mateo, CACA103,33766.3%−8%

579Topanga, CACA8,88566.1%−5%

580Capitola, CACA9,34066.0%−9%

581National City, CACA57,80766.0%+6%

582Pasadena, CACA135,80465.9%−7%

583Antioch, CACA118,95865.8%−9%

584Ashland, CACA22,21065.7%+1%

585Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,76665.6%+19%

586San Anselmo, CACA12,55565.6%+6%

587Fremont, CACA226,44265.3%−13%

588Huntington Park, CACA51,54465.3%+3%

589Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97165.0%–

590Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01765.0%−10%

591Crescent City, CACA6,00264.9%−3%

592Saranap, CACA5,66264.7%−13%

593Lennox, CACA19,44964.6%−4%

594Millbrae, CACA22,86964.3%−5%

595Solvang, CACA5,94464.3%+2%

596Fairfax, CACA7,41764.2%−6%

597Rio del Mar, CACA9,20164.2%−16%

598Wilton, CACA6,43364.1%−20%

599Mira Monte, CACA6,88864.1%−17%

600Mountain House, CACA25,31564.1%+0%

601Mountain View, CACA85,43864.0%−12%

602San Bruno, CACA42,30563.9%−10%

603Fort Irwin, CACA8,41963.7%−15%

604Fort Bragg, CACA6,94663.6%−11%

605San Pablo, CACA31,67863.5%+2%

606Santa Monica, CACA90,08263.3%−13%

607Richmond, CACA114,86163.2%+1%

608Burlingame, CACA31,92963.1%−13%

609Claremont, CACA35,83862.9%−7%

610King City, CACA14,00262.6%+31%

611Monterey, CACA28,95362.6%+13%

612Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83062.4%−19%

613Dublin, CACA71,60262.3%−18%

614Marina del Rey, CACA9,17661.9%−21%

615San Rafael, CACA59,41061.5%−1%

616Larkspur, CACA12,62061.3%−14%

617Desert Palms, CACA6,57961.1%−9%

618South San Francisco, CACA64,94161.0%−9%

619Malibu, CACA9,57460.3%−10%

620Mill Valley, CACA13,79959.9%−6%

621Huron, CACA7,39459.8%+24%

622Blackhawk, CACA10,13759.7%−19%

623Menlo Park, CACA32,71359.7%−10%

624Atherton, CACA6,96058.4%−28%

625Santa Cruz, CACA61,79758.1%−5%

626Daly City, CACA101,26158.1%−1%

627Myrtletown, CACA5,32257.9%−23%

628Palo Alto, CACA67,60957.7%−14%

629Arcata, CACA19,04757.4%−2%

630Coronado, CACA21,09457.3%+3%

631Montecito, CACA9,03156.2%−6%

632Kentfield, CACA6,90056.1%−14%

633Lafayette, CACA25,31356.1%−18%

634Corte Madera, CACA9,92956.1%−13%

635Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83156.1%−24%

636Sausalito, CACA7,01956.0%−9%

637Walnut Creek, CACA70,01255.6%−17%

638Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08555.1%−17%

639Earlimart, CACA7,21454.5%+8%

640Alameda, CACA76,87654.4%−15%

641Davis, CACA66,11054.4%−6%

642Tiburon, CACA8,88153.7%−18%

643Orinda, CACA19,50753.5%−17%

644Moraga, CACA16,32253.0%−25%

645Mendota, CACA12,77852.5%+7%

646Piedmont, CACA10,64252.2%−12%

647Oakland, CACA440,83849.9%−13%

648El Cerrito, CACA26,12148.7%−16%

649Kensington, CACA5,17945.8%−18%

650Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,86744.8%−16%

651Isla Vista, CACA13,92043.0%+4%

652Emeryville, CACA13,25143.0%−20%

653Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89342.3%–

654Albany, CACA19,19536.0%−32%

655Camp Pendleton Mainside, CACA9,50132.4%–

656Berkeley, CACA121,91130.9%−23%

657San Francisco, CACA826,07930.5%−20%

658University of California-Davis, CACA8,69622.1%+23%

659California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91521.8%–

660Stanford, CACA18,66221.6%+25%

661University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12118.1%–

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