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Shortest commutes, California counties · 2000

California counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Modoc County, CACA8,42610.8+0%

02Del Norte County, CACA26,41010.9+0%

03Inyo County, CACA18,15812.1+0%

04Humboldt County, CACA131,64712.2+0%

05Mono County, CACA12,50512.2+0%

06Shasta County, CACA181,64813.4+0%

07Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06513.5+0%

08Siskiyou County, CACA42,01313.5+0%

09Imperial County, CACA181,41113.5+0%

10San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36714.0+0%

11Alpine County, CACA1,04314.1+0%

12Lassen County, CACA28,11714.1+0%

13Yolo County, CACA224,41014.1+0%

14Butte County, CACA209,21114.3+0%

15Fresno County, CACA1,035,45614.3+0%

16Kings County, CACA154,32714.6+0%

17Mendocino County, CACA88,12214.9+0%

18Tulare County, CACA485,14615.1+0%

19Tehama County, CACA64,66515.4+0%

20Glenn County, CACA28,14115.4+0%

21Plumas County, CACA18,58315.6+0%

22Kern County, CACA927,06815.7+0%

23Monterey County, CACA433,72915.9+0%

24Colusa County, CACA21,83616.3+0%

25Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46016.3+0%

26San Diego County, CACA3,282,24816.7+0%

27Trinity County, CACA15,72017.6+0%

28Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39117.6+0%

29Ventura County, CACA830,85117.9+0%

30Napa County, CACA132,94917.9+0%

31Tuolumne County, CACA53,16018.5+0%

32San Mateo County, CACA743,56818.5+0%

33Nevada County, CACA101,91118.5+0%

34Stanislaus County, CACA557,71918.6+0%

35Placer County, CACA442,08118.7+0%

36Madera County, CACA167,92718.7+0%

37Merced County, CACA297,26018.8+0%

38Orange County, CACA3,149,50719.0+0%

39Sutter County, CACA98,78719.0+0%

40Yuba County, CACA88,69119.1+0%

41Sonoma County, CACA486,44419.3+0%

42Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93421.0+0%

43San Francisco County, CACA826,07921.3+0%

44San Joaquin County, CACA823,81521.4+0%

45Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85221.5+0%

46Lake County, CACA67,77221.9+0%

47El Dorado County, CACA192,32322.0+0%

48Amador County, CACA41,87622.1+0%

49Sierra County, CACA3,09822.7+0%

50Alameda County, CACA1,636,63022.9+0%

51San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09122.9+0%

52Mariposa County, CACA16,91823.4+0%

53Riverside County, CACA2,544,91623.5+0%

54Solano County, CACA455,37624.5+0%

55Marin County, CACA253,69424.9+0%

56Calaveras County, CACA46,60526.0+0%

57Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07026.9+0%

58San Benito County, CACA70,08227.8+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES