RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 661

Most public transit riders, California cities

California cities with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 661 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

01Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089115,889−28%

02San Francisco, CACA826,07987,355−46%

03Oakland, CACA440,83828,677−39%

04San Diego, CACA1,406,10619,496−25%

05San Jose, CACA989,81412,050−45%

06Long Beach, CACA450,4698,657−27%

07Berkeley, CACA121,9117,287−49%

08Daly City, CACA101,2616,571−42%

09Richmond, CACA114,8614,565−29%

10Sacramento, CACA536,4494,539−37%

11Fremont, CACA226,4424,340−46%

12Santa Ana, CACA315,5864,184−41%

13Alameda, CACA76,8763,828−49%

14Concord, CACA123,2613,696−49%

15San Leandro, CACA85,3533,551−38%

16Sunnyvale, CACA156,5773,400−32%

17Hayward, CACA157,1133,370−46%

18Anaheim, CACA341,0083,068−38%

19East Los Angeles, CACA111,6473,026−30%

20Chula Vista, CACA275,5332,836−14%

21Inglewood, CACA101,6622,809−10%

22Pasadena, CACA135,8042,773−36%

23Fresno, CACA555,5492,740−13%

24San Mateo, CACA103,3372,684−51%

25Antioch, CACA118,9582,603−33%

26Pleasanton, CACA74,5562,169−42%

27Riverside, CACA323,0572,093−42%

28El Cerrito, CACA26,1212,059−34%

29Glendale, CACA187,1602,052−26%

30Walnut Creek, CACA70,0122,029−64%

31Dublin, CACA71,6021,969−56%

32Davis, CACA66,1101,919−21%

33Pittsburg, CACA77,5421,913−44%

34South San Francisco, CACA64,9411,911−65%

35Vallejo, CACA123,2871,883−36%

36Mountain View, CACA85,4381,875−40%

37Santa Clara, CACA133,4461,824−22%

38Santa Clarita, CACA228,4301,814−31%

39Irvine, CACA318,7641,784+21%

40Huntington Park, CACA51,5441,709−16%

41San Rafael, CACA59,4101,673−32%

42Castro Valley, CACA65,0011,665−51%

43Redwood City, CACA82,1781,660−43%

44South Gate, CACA90,0711,614−11%

45Compton, CACA90,5001,570−17%

46El Monte, CACA105,0751,569−34%

47Oceanside, CACA170,4831,558−26%

48Hawthorne, CACA82,7411,509−28%

49Florence-Graham, CACA60,6901,490−38%

50Modesto, CACA219,6521,488+63%

51San Ramon, CACA86,2091,455−57%

52Santa Cruz, CACA61,7971,445−19%

53Downey, CACA108,4681,419−12%

54Fontana, CACA221,2231,308−18%

55Pomona, CACA147,8071,308−26%

56Stockton, CACA324,5971,292−40%

57Union City, CACA65,2821,290−47%

58Fullerton, CACA138,6751,248−29%

59Lafayette, CACA25,3131,197−36%

60National City, CACA57,8071,193−25%

61Santa Rosa, CACA179,4371,179−24%

62Hercules, CACA26,3261,170−21%

63Albany, CACA19,1951,147−56%

64Santa Monica, CACA90,0821,116−38%

65Lynwood, CACA63,5121,106−18%

66San Bernardino, CACA222,0441,106−32%

67Newark, CACA47,8951,085+18%

68Livermore, CACA83,4571,078−43%

69Orinda, CACA19,5071,076−44%

70Westmont, CACA34,1231,073+7%

71Costa Mesa, CACA108,8811,019−17%

72West Covina, CACA105,3011,012−32%

73El Cajon, CACA101,755981−38%

74Burlingame, CACA31,929966−57%

75Ashland, CACA22,210944−8%

76Novato, CACA51,947930−44%

77Escondido, CACA146,030928−34%

78Lancaster, CACA170,084921−15%

79Milpitas, CACA78,596882−33%

80Garden Grove, CACA170,455879−42%

81Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856869−32%

82Santa Barbara, CACA86,422859−50%

83Santa Maria, CACA111,390853−10%

84Gardena, CACA58,460840−6%

85Millbrae, CACA22,869838−41%

86Montebello, CACA60,693838−52%

87Alhambra, CACA79,820836−42%

88Norwalk, CACA97,104829−34%

89Paramount, CACA50,755827+25%

90Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017821−66%

91San Bruno, CACA42,305812−76%

92San Pablo, CACA31,678776−50%

93Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,893771−59%

94Baldwin Park, CACA68,880766−45%

95Bell, CACA31,625759−32%

96Moreno Valley, CACA214,263758+4%

97Pacifica, CACA36,890748−62%

98Orange, CACA138,365745−31%

99Upland, CACA79,446739−24%

100Ontario, CACA187,013730−31%

101Lompoc, CACA43,315729+23%

102West Hollywood, CACA34,231717−23%

103Monterey Park, CACA57,457716+43%

104San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,914708−25%

105Bellflower, CACA74,719676−9%

106Corona, CACA161,734676−37%

107Bakersfield, CACA422,165674−47%

108Emeryville, CACA13,251673−62%

109Rialto, CACA106,554656+17%

110Carson, CACA90,808653−42%

111Belmont, CACA28,752650−31%

112Huntington Beach, CACA191,451649+1%

113Tracy, CACA101,901647−31%

114Elk Grove, CACA185,007643−62%

115Fairfield, CACA122,489643−38%

116Palo Alto, CACA67,609632−65%

117Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994619−33%

118Torrance, CACA138,391611−48%

119Buena Park, CACA81,741607−33%

120Palmdale, CACA161,845605−41%

121Hacienda Heights, CACA54,291603−26%

122Folsom, CACA91,983599−12%

123Azusa, CACA47,447579−30%

124Oxnard, CACA199,651565−31%

125Bell Gardens, CACA37,367560−35%

126Woodland, CACA62,513558−12%

127Whittier, CACA85,815545−16%

128Lennox, CACA19,449543+1%

129Petaluma, CACA59,688543−30%

130Danville, CACA43,302537−46%

131Temple City, CACA35,125528−14%

132Bay Point, CACA24,231527+0%

133Imperial Beach, CACA25,206513−22%

134Culver City, CACA39,452513−26%

135Salinas, CACA159,134497−25%

136Goleta, CACA32,401495+29%

137South Pasadena, CACA25,503493−33%

138San Lorenzo, CACA29,171492−55%

139San Carlos, CACA29,261491−54%

140Foster City, CACA32,411490−55%

141Pinole, CACA18,543482−46%

142West Rancho Dominguez, CACA23,300480+27%

143La Habra, CACA60,908468−22%

144Covina, CACA49,404466−60%

145Lake Forest, CACA86,333466−39%

146Glendora, CACA49,671464−52%

147Citrus Heights, CACA86,348462−24%

148Chico, CACA105,081460−7%

149Martinez, CACA36,849454−65%

150Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554454−35%

151Carlsbad, CACA112,260450−29%

152Cudahy, CACA21,445444−37%

153Carmichael, CACA76,948443+69%

154Monrovia, CACA38,264442−30%

155Vista, CACA98,274440−23%

156Monterey, CACA28,953426−32%

157Maywood, CACA23,600418−43%

158Burbank, CACA102,988416−66%

159Walnut Park, CACA14,958416−15%

160Brentwood, CACA66,607415−52%

161La Mesa, CACA59,914414−53%

162Pico Rivera, CACA58,915410−40%

163Lakewood, CACA78,010408−46%

164Santee, CACA58,205407+10%

165Indio, CACA94,269403+53%

166Piedmont, CACA10,642401−33%

167Roseville, CACA167,302397−54%

168Victorville, CACA141,395397−22%

169Arcadia, CACA54,117380−44%

170Westminster, CACA88,966379−26%

171Rosemont, CACA23,766373−42%

172Stanton, CACA40,161370−24%

173Rowland Heights, CACA45,911368−19%

174Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009363+31%

175Colton, CACA53,383348−19%

176Tustin, CACA77,843340−23%

177Chino, CACA96,957338−25%

178Perris, CACA83,237336+6%

179San Fernando, CACA23,449335−26%

180El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CACA16,294329−62%

181Menlo Park, CACA32,713327−68%

182Manteca, CACA96,693323−49%

183La Mirada, CACA45,952319−25%

184Rosemead, CACA49,410318−43%

185Redlands, CACA74,128310+12%

186Altadena, CACA41,705310−64%

187Lathrop, CACA42,783301+126%

188Watsonville, CACA50,716301−3%

189Moraga, CACA16,322300−71%

190East Palo Alto, CACA28,872296−45%

191Merced, CACA99,724295−50%

192University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,121295+22%

193Rohnert Park, CACA44,811293−8%

194Napa, CACA76,562288−40%

195East San Gabriel, CACA23,410287+33%

196Highland, CACA57,614284−24%

197Thousand Oaks, CACA122,230284−24%

198Cathedral City, CACA52,375281+6%

199Redding, CACA94,092280+60%

200South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115278−31%

201Oakley, CACA47,583277−54%

202Palm Springs, CACA45,315277−13%

203Jurupa Valley, CACA107,311275−44%

204Lemon Grove, CACA27,936268−9%

205South Whittier, CACA55,650266−23%

206Alondra Park, CACA8,373263+19%

207Gilroy, CACA60,764261−49%

208Larkspur, CACA12,620261−49%

209San Luis Obispo, CACA50,636259−50%

210Diamond Bar, CACA51,884258−60%

211Willowbrook, CACA21,681254−27%

212Orcutt, CACA31,454254−27%

213Simi Valley, CACA124,861249−61%

214South El Monte, CACA18,963248+1%

215Cupertino, CACA58,333247−70%

216West Sacramento, CACA56,216246−51%

217Marina, CACA23,256245+62%

218Visalia, CACA146,541242−46%

219San Marcos, CACA94,908242−44%

220West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,615242−21%

221Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373241+2913%

222Bostonia, CACA16,765239−33%

223Burbank, CACA5,333237+126%

224Claremont, CACA35,838231−55%

225La Puente, CACA36,423229−76%

226Lawndale, CACA29,892228−46%

227Sausalito, CACA7,019228−56%

228Benicia, CACA26,401227−68%

229Stanford, CACA18,662225+226%

230Redondo Beach, CACA67,281224−43%

231Commerce, CACA11,688223+14%

232Fallbrook, CACA32,112223+114%

233Walnut, CACA27,316218−53%

234Lemon Hill, CACA15,312212+172%

235Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,654210+67%

236Hemet, CACA93,649209+143%

237West Puente Valley, CACA22,495209−26%

238San Gabriel, CACA38,186208−70%

239Encinitas, CACA60,736207−40%

240Placentia, CACA54,911205−43%

241Rodeo, CACA8,976204−43%

242Los Gatos, CACA32,576203+60%

243Clovis, CACA129,347202+21%

244Fairview, CACA10,745202−63%

245Cerritos, CACA46,367200−51%

246Eureka, CACA25,304200+63%

247Blackhawk, CACA10,137199−39%

248Campbell, CACA42,490192−62%

249American Canyon, CACA22,773189−24%

250Seaside, CACA31,636185−68%

251San Anselmo, CACA12,555182−62%

252Isla Vista, CACA13,920181−62%

253Morgan Hill, CACA45,625181−74%

254Beverly Hills, CACA30,764179−52%

255East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,603179−28%

256Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,969178−43%

257Hollister, CACA45,695177+149%

258Kensington, CACA5,179177−59%

259Chino Hills, CACA77,519176−53%

260Fortuna, CACA12,003176+57%

261Vineyard, CACA43,751176−65%

262Live Oak, CACA16,911175+65%

263Rocklin, CACA76,821173−61%

264Vacaville, CACA103,850173−62%

265Valinda, CACA20,962173−56%

266Duarte, CACA22,866173−62%

267La Presa, CACA34,962171−60%

268North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100169−19%

269Yuba City, CACA69,485169−50%

270Corte Madera, CACA9,929169−71%

271Fair Oaks, CACA32,799169−35%

272Lomita, CACA19,724166−49%

273West Carson, CACA22,143162+78%

274Sierra Madre, CACA10,620161−47%

275San Marino, CACA11,964159−29%

276Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,295157−72%

277El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,626157+83%

278West Athens, CACA8,726157−44%

279Tulare, CACA73,907156−22%

280Eastvale, CACA70,594155−60%

281Fountain Valley, CACA55,508155−13%

282Tiburon, CACA8,881155−75%

283Madera, CACA69,017152−9%

284Montclair, CACA37,563152−49%

285Palm Desert, CACA53,259152−53%

286Murrieta, CACA114,124150−21%

287South San Jose Hills, CACA16,911147−40%

288Antelope, CACA48,301146−26%

289Brea, CACA47,260146−37%

290Alamo, CACA14,488145−62%

291Kentfield, CACA6,900145−62%

292Lodi, CACA69,100145−34%

293Vincent, CACA15,340143−33%

294Saranap, CACA5,662143−67%

295Cherryland, CACA14,143139−53%

296Dana Point, CACA32,232136−58%

297Florin, CACA50,211136−70%

298Artesia, CACA15,789135+221%

299North Highlands, CACA47,957134−43%

300Camarillo, CACA68,652133−47%

301Mission Viejo, CACA90,484133−72%

302Coachella, CACA45,411132+17%

303Temecula, CACA114,865132+300%

304Laguna Niguel, CACA64,107130−15%

305Lincoln, CACA57,367129−20%

306Yucca Valley, CACA21,887128+19%

307Arcata, CACA19,047128−58%

308Hesperia, CACA102,605128+14%

309Ceres, CACA48,982127−6%

310Apple Valley, CACA75,247127−61%

311Carpinteria, CACA12,734126−41%

312Galt, CACA26,964124+97%

313Saratoga, CACA30,418124+7%

314Nipomo, CACA17,516122+455%

315Rio Linda, CACA16,335121+1%

316Muscoy, CACA12,025120+193%

317Yorba Linda, CACA65,632119−57%

318Porterville, CACA63,088118−36%

319Fairfax, CACA7,417114−21%

320Moorpark, CACA35,023113+15%

321Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,085113−80%

322Poway, CACA49,180111−10%

323El Granada, CACA5,232111+311%

324Manhattan Beach, CACA33,122111−2%

325Greenfield, CACA21,138110+817%

326La Verne, CACA30,178109−59%

327Mill Valley, CACA13,799104−84%

328Avocado Heights, CACA12,593103−21%

329Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,793100−14%

330Sun, CACA11,036100–

331Solana Beach, CACA12,60298+172%

332Beaumont, CACA60,83597−62%

333Hanford, CACA62,22994+57%

334Linda, CACA23,87194+7%

335Los Altos, CACA30,96594−73%

336Cotati, CACA7,34791−41%

337Clearlake, CACA16,89389−35%

338Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83189−63%

339Hillsborough, CACA11,20688−55%

340Mead Valley, CACA19,28688+42%

341Mountain House, CACA25,31587−83%

342Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84487−52%

343Signal Hill, CACA11,15387−64%

344Citrus, CACA10,90486−51%

345San Jacinto, CACA56,01486−41%

346Oildale, CACA34,68785−67%

347San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,11984−72%

348Scotts Valley, CACA11,65284+42%

349Atwater, CACA32,13383+28%

350Port Hueneme, CACA20,98782+21%

351El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02682−58%

352Atascadero, CACA29,46481−61%

353East Pasadena, CACA5,47981+14%

354Del Aire, CACA11,11578−33%

355Lake Elsinore, CACA75,06778−3%

356Riverbank, CACA26,55777+43%

357Winter Gardens, CACA22,13177−38%

358Clayton, CACA10,84274−85%

359Oak View, CACA6,14174−35%

360Calabasas, CACA22,02774+6%

361Banning, CACA31,85272−45%

362Arvin, CACA19,82071+446%

363Los Banos, CACA49,61471−63%

364Menifee, CACA118,59270−51%

365Bonita, CACA12,65269+77%

366Salida, CACA13,90067+123%

367Wildomar, CACA37,88966−53%

368Truckee, CACA17,27866+247%

369Healdsburg, CACA11,17265+71%

370San Dimas, CACA32,97864−75%

371Adelanto, CACA38,79864+327%

372South Monrovia Island, CACA6,83064−3%

373Twentynine Palms, CACA25,93963+75%

374Big Bear Lake, CACA5,01861–

375Parkway, CACA15,39761−43%

376Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07361+455%

377Hillcrest, CACA10,51160−17%

378La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48059−42%

379Ojai, CACA7,47459+293%

380Brawley, CACA28,00858–

381Ripon, CACA16,14058+427%

382Interlaken, CACA8,06858+1350%

383La Quinta, CACA39,44058−37%

384Auburn, CACA13,84757+470%

385Coronado, CACA21,09457−65%

386Laguna Beach, CACA22,39157−50%

387North Tustin, CACA25,80756+2%

388Calexico, CACA38,62355−82%

389Granite Bay, CACA21,67355−23%

390King City, CACA14,00255+323%

391El Segundo, CACA16,37954−30%

392Soledad, CACA26,35754+64%

393Suisun City, CACA29,45454−85%

394Capitola, CACA9,34053+89%

395Sanger, CACA27,22852–

396Windsor, CACA25,86452−66%

397Barstow, CACA24,80451−56%

398La Riviera, CACA11,49251−80%

399Woodside, CACA5,18150–

400Home Gardens, CACA10,50649−64%

401Dinuba, CACA25,94948−59%

402East Hemet, CACA20,25748−45%

403Guadalupe, CACA8,84648−47%

404Woodcrest, CACA17,36848−52%

405Crescent City, CACA6,00247–

406St. Helena, CACA5,19447−22%

407Atherton, CACA6,96046−35%

408Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47346−82%

409Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41946+156%

410Ridgecrest, CACA28,33346+188%

411Charter Oak, CACA9,44245−60%

412Old Fig Garden, CACA5,50345+114%

413Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99045−59%

414Castaic, CACA17,99944−71%

415San Clemente, CACA62,22643−82%

416Yucaipa, CACA54,95342−16%

417Foothill Farms, CACA36,43542−58%

418La Palma, CACA14,90742−75%

419Montecito, CACA9,03142+740%

420Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83042−86%

421Turlock, CACA72,86442−86%

422Marina del Rey, CACA9,17641+37%

423Blythe, CACA15,04241+105%

424Camp Pendleton Mainside, CACA9,50141−44%

425Ladera Ranch, CACA23,79341−9%

426Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,76540−50%

427French Valley, CACA45,26940−47%

428Villa Park, CACA5,64540+186%

429Shafter, CACA23,87139–

430Acton, CACA7,88039+39%

431Grover Beach, CACA12,45638−74%

432Cypress, CACA48,78137−86%

433La Cresta, CACA8,38937–

434Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,05137+48%

435Placerville, CACA10,68537−5%

436Marysville, CACA12,73836+157%

437Mayfair, CACA5,04436–

438Vandenberg, CACA6,77635−80%

439Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,09534+79%

440Temescal Valley, CACA30,06934−51%

441North Auburn, CACA13,48033−28%

442Ukiah, CACA16,06833+83%

443Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51333−68%

444McKinleyville, CACA17,11332+45%

445University of California-Davis, CACA8,69632−89%

446Big Bear City, CACA11,43132–

447Laguna Hills, CACA30,02032−83%

448South San Gabriel, CACA7,92332−14%

449Shasta Lake, CACA10,20831−54%

450East Bakersfield, CACA11,06231−34%

451Santa Paula, CACA31,77430−70%

452Highgrove, CACA8,36630+900%

453Susanville, CACA12,81630+30%

454Potomac Park, CACA10,13829–

455Aptos, CACA6,40428+56%

456Lemoore Station, CACA6,17528–

457Newport Beach, CACA81,97727−77%

458Gonzales, CACA8,31327+17%

459La Habra Heights, CACA5,32727+4%

460Woodlake, CACA8,07327+93%

461Alum Rock, CACA10,44026−59%

462Alpine, CACA15,18026+18%

463Calimesa, CACA11,11126–

464Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA22,44726−76%

465Ramona, CACA22,63426+18%

466Rancho Mirage, CACA17,87626−77%

467Ben Lomond, CACA6,85825−76%

468Parlier, CACA14,62225+39%

469El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County), CACA13,12924−91%

470East Foothills, CACA7,13924−75%

471East Niles, CACA28,53224−86%

472Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,86724−98%

473Pacific Grove, CACA14,65924−27%

474Benton Park, CACA5,70723−50%

475Gold River, CACA7,92423−56%

476Quartz Hill, CACA11,51023−74%

477Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77922−65%

478Los Alamitos, CACA11,70221−82%

479La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66021−78%

480Mentone, CACA9,51421+5%

481Wasco, CACA26,52521+75%

482Chowchilla, CACA18,73020–

483Coto de Caza, CACA15,19020+11%

484Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28720+33%

485Winton, CACA11,79720–

486Lucerne Valley, CACA5,95719+1800%

487Norco, CACA25,08119−77%

488Rosamond, CACA21,47319−60%

489Joshua Tree, CACA6,23418–

490Oak Park, CACA13,75717–

491Cameron Park, CACA18,31517−80%

492Los Osos, CACA14,16617+42%

493Morro Bay, CACA10,61317−62%

494Solvang, CACA5,94417−35%

495Bloomington, CACA25,69816−85%

496Cloverdale, CACA8,70116−33%

497Delano, CACA52,33415+0%

498Discovery Bay, CACA14,91115−79%

499Jamul, CACA6,57415+15%

500Rancho Calaveras, CACA7,13115+200%

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