RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Most car-dependent, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2020 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Tehama County, CACA64,66581.5%+5.2 pts

02Shasta County, CACA181,64881.0%+1.9 pts

03Lassen County, CACA28,11780.7%+5.2 pts

04Stanislaus County, CACA557,71980.6%+0.9 pts

05Tuolumne County, CACA53,16080.4%+2.2 pts

06Kern County, CACA927,06880.1%+5.1 pts

07Yuba County, CACA88,69179.9%+3.4 pts

08Colusa County, CACA21,83679.9%+7.6 pts

09Sierra County, CACA3,09879.8%+15.3 pts

10Imperial County, CACA181,41179.7%+0.7 pts

11Plumas County, CACA18,58379.6%+4.6 pts

12Merced County, CACA297,26079.3%+3.9 pts

13Amador County, CACA41,87679.2%−3.1 pts

14Tulare County, CACA485,14678.8%+4.8 pts

15San Joaquin County, CACA823,81578.6%+2.7 pts

16San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09178.4%+2.6 pts

17Fresno County, CACA1,035,45678.3%+2.0 pts

18Sutter County, CACA98,78778.2%+3.1 pts

19Glenn County, CACA28,14178.1%+3.7 pts

20Riverside County, CACA2,544,91677.9%+2.2 pts

21Ventura County, CACA830,85177.7%−0.0 pts

22San Benito County, CACA70,08277.7%+6.1 pts

23Kings County, CACA154,32777.4%+3.8 pts

24Placer County, CACA442,08177.1%−1.1 pts

25Orange County, CACA3,149,50776.1%−1.7 pts

26Siskiyou County, CACA42,01376.1%+4.5 pts

27Calaveras County, CACA46,60576.0%+0.0 pts

28El Dorado County, CACA192,32376.0%−0.1 pts

29Solano County, CACA455,37675.9%−0.1 pts

30Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46074.9%−0.2 pts

31Napa County, CACA132,94974.9%+1.0 pts

32Butte County, CACA209,21174.8%−0.7 pts

33Madera County, CACA167,92774.7%+0.6 pts

34Del Norte County, CACA26,41074.4%+2.7 pts

35Modoc County, CACA8,42674.3%+10.0 pts

36Sonoma County, CACA486,44474.2%−0.2 pts

37San Diego County, CACA3,282,24873.9%−1.4 pts

38Mendocino County, CACA88,12273.4%+2.3 pts

39San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36772.6%−1.4 pts

40Nevada County, CACA101,91172.2%−3.4 pts

41Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93472.1%+0.0 pts

42Monterey County, CACA433,72971.4%+1.7 pts

43Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39171.0%−5.8 pts

44Humboldt County, CACA131,64770.5%−1.3 pts

45Lake County, CACA67,77269.6%−5.9 pts

46Trinity County, CACA15,72069.5%+8.6 pts

47Inyo County, CACA18,15869.2%−0.8 pts

48Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06568.1%+2.3 pts

49Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85268.1%−3.0 pts

50Yolo County, CACA224,41067.6%−1.7 pts

51Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07065.7%−4.3 pts

52San Mateo County, CACA743,56865.0%−5.6 pts

53Marin County, CACA253,69462.5%−4.2 pts

54Mariposa County, CACA16,91861.0%+3.4 pts

55Alameda County, CACA1,636,63058.5%−7.8 pts

56Mono County, CACA12,50555.0%−7.0 pts

57Alpine County, CACA1,04352.0%−2.3 pts

58San Francisco County, CACA826,07930.5%−7.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS