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Shortest commutes, California counties · 2020

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

01Del Norte County, CACA26,41015.6+43%

02Mono County, CACA12,50515.6+27%

03Inyo County, CACA18,15817.1+41%

04Siskiyou County, CACA42,01318.4+37%

05Humboldt County, CACA131,64718.9+55%

06Plumas County, CACA18,58319.4+25%

07Modoc County, CACA8,42619.6+82%

08Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06520.6+53%

09Mendocino County, CACA88,12220.7+38%

10Lassen County, CACA28,11721.1+50%

11Butte County, CACA209,21121.3+49%

12Shasta County, CACA181,64821.4+60%

13San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36722.0+57%

14Tulare County, CACA485,14622.0+46%

15Imperial County, CACA181,41122.1+64%

16Kings County, CACA154,32723.2+59%

17Fresno County, CACA1,035,45623.3+63%

18Kern County, CACA927,06823.6+50%

19Glenn County, CACA28,14123.7+54%

20Alpine County, CACA1,04323.7+69%

21Monterey County, CACA433,72924.0+51%

22Yolo County, CACA224,41024.3+72%

23Tehama County, CACA64,66524.4+59%

24Nevada County, CACA101,91124.7+34%

25Trinity County, CACA15,72024.7+41%

26Colusa County, CACA21,83625.3+56%

27Napa County, CACA132,94925.4+42%

28Sonoma County, CACA486,44425.6+32%

29San Diego County, CACA3,282,24826.5+58%

30Ventura County, CACA830,85126.9+50%

31Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85227.5+28%

32Sierra County, CACA3,09827.6+21%

33Placer County, CACA442,08127.6+48%

34Orange County, CACA3,149,50728.0+48%

35Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46028.1+73%

36Tuolumne County, CACA53,16028.1+52%

37Madera County, CACA167,92728.5+53%

38Sutter County, CACA98,78728.7+51%

39El Dorado County, CACA192,32328.9+31%

40Merced County, CACA297,26028.9+54%

41Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39129.2+66%

42San Mateo County, CACA743,56829.4+59%

43Yuba County, CACA88,69130.3+58%

44Amador County, CACA41,87630.6+39%

45Stanislaus County, CACA557,71930.6+64%

46Lake County, CACA67,77230.6+40%

47Mariposa County, CACA16,91831.0+33%

48Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93431.7+51%

49Marin County, CACA253,69431.8+28%

50San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09132.3+41%

51Solano County, CACA455,37633.2+35%

52San Francisco County, CACA826,07933.3+56%

53Riverside County, CACA2,544,91634.1+45%

54Alameda County, CACA1,636,63034.2+49%

55San Joaquin County, CACA823,81535.2+65%

56San Benito County, CACA70,08236.3+30%

57Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07038.5+43%

58Calaveras County, CACA46,60538.7+49%

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