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Shortest commutes, California counties

California counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 25.7. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Marin County, CA, up 12 places to #37.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01▲2Inyo County, CACA18,15816.0+32%

02Mono County, CACA12,50517.1+40%

03▲2Humboldt County, CACA131,64719.0+56%

04▲6Lassen County, CACA28,11719.5+39%

05▼4Del Norte County, CACA26,41019.6+80%

06Plumas County, CACA18,58319.8+27%

07▲5Shasta County, CACA181,64819.8+48%

08Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06520.8+55%

09▲2Butte County, CACA209,21121.0+47%

10▼6Siskiyou County, CACA42,01321.2+57%

11▼2Mendocino County, CACA88,12221.5+44%

12▲3Imperial County, CACA181,41122.1+63%

13San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36722.3+60%

14▼7Modoc County, CACA8,42622.5+109%

15▲4Glenn County, CACA28,14122.9+49%

16Kings County, CACA154,32723.0+58%

17▲6Tehama County, CACA64,66523.4+52%

18▼1Fresno County, CACA1,035,45623.5+64%

19▲5Nevada County, CACA101,91123.6+28%

20▼6Tulare County, CACA485,14623.7+57%

21▲1Yolo County, CACA224,41024.0+70%

22▲4Colusa County, CACA21,83624.2+49%

23▲9Sierra County, CACA3,09824.3+7%

24▼6Kern County, CACA927,06824.4+55%

25▲2Napa County, CACA132,94924.9+39%

26▲2Sonoma County, CACA486,44425.1+30%

27▼6Monterey County, CACA433,72925.4+59%

28▲1San Diego County, CACA3,282,24825.5+53%

29▲1Ventura County, CACA830,85125.6+43%

30▲1Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85225.7+19%

31▲10Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39126.2+49%

32▲10San Mateo County, CACA743,56826.4+43%

33▲1Orange County, CACA3,149,50726.7+41%

34▲4Sutter County, CACA98,78727.1+42%

35▼10Trinity County, CACA15,72027.2+55%

36▼1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46027.3+68%

37▲12Marin County, CACA253,69427.4+10%

38▼5Placer County, CACA442,08127.4+47%

39▼2Madera County, CACA167,92727.9+49%

40▼1El Dorado County, CACA192,32328.6+30%

41▼5Tuolumne County, CACA53,16030.0+63%

42▲10San Francisco County, CACA826,07930.4+43%

43▲5Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93430.4+45%

44▲1Stanislaus County, CACA557,71930.8+65%

45▲9Alameda County, CACA1,636,63031.0+35%

46▲5Solano County, CACA455,37631.0+26%

47▼7Merced County, CACA297,26031.3+67%

48▼2Lake County, CACA67,77232.4+48%

49▼6Yuba County, CACA88,69132.4+69%

50San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09132.6+42%

51▼31Alpine County, CACA1,04332.7+133%

52▲1Riverside County, CACA2,544,91633.8+44%

53▼6Mariposa County, CACA16,91833.9+45%

54▼10Amador County, CACA41,87634.0+54%

55San Joaquin County, CACA823,81534.1+60%

56▲2Calaveras County, CACA46,60534.2+32%

57Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07035.3+31%

58▼2San Benito County, CACA70,08236.6+32%

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