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Counties in California by mean travel time to work, 2024

San Benito County had the highest mean travel time to work of 56 counties in 2024, at 36.6 minutes. Inyo County had the lowest, at 16 minutes. The median was 25.7 minutes and the figure for California was 28.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.6San Benito County
Lowest16Inyo County
Median25.756 counties
California28.7History

All counties, 2024

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San Benito CountySan Benito County: 36.6 minutes36.6Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 35.3 minutes35.3Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 34.2 minutes34.2San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 34.1 minutes34.1Amador CountyAmador County: 34 minutes34Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 33.9 minutes33.9Riverside CountyRiverside County: 33.8 minutes33.8San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 32.6 minutes32.6Lake CountyLake County: 32.4 minutes32.4Yuba CountyYuba County: 32.4 minutes32.4Merced CountyMerced County: 31.3 minutes31.3Alameda CountyAlameda County: 31 minutes31Solano CountySolano County: 31 minutes31Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 30.8 minutes30.8Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 30.4 minutes30.4San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 30.4 minutes30.4Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 30 minutes30El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 28.6 minutes28.6Madera CountyMadera County: 27.9 minutes27.9Marin CountyMarin County: 27.4 minutes27.4Placer CountyPlacer County: 27.4 minutes27.4Sacramento CountySacramento County: 27.3 minutes27.3Trinity CountyTrinity County: 27.2 minutes27.2Sutter CountySutter County: 27.1 minutes27.1Orange CountyOrange County: 26.7 minutes26.7San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 26.4 minutes26.4Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 26.2 minutes26.2Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 25.7 minutes25.7Ventura CountyVentura County: 25.6 minutes25.6San Diego CountySan Diego County: 25.5 minutes25.5Monterey CountyMonterey County: 25.4 minutes25.4Sonoma CountySonoma County: 25.1 minutes25.1Napa CountyNapa County: 24.9 minutes24.9Kern CountyKern County: 24.4 minutes24.4Colusa CountyColusa County: 24.2 minutes24.2Yolo CountyYolo County: 24 minutes24Tulare CountyTulare County: 23.7 minutes23.7Nevada CountyNevada County: 23.6 minutes23.6Fresno CountyFresno County: 23.5 minutes23.5Tehama CountyTehama County: 23.4 minutes23.4Kings CountyKings County: 23 minutes23Glenn CountyGlenn County: 22.9 minutes22.9Modoc CountyModoc County: 22.5 minutes22.5San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 22.3 minutes22.3Imperial CountyImperial County: 22.1 minutes22.1Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 21.5 minutes21.5Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 21.2 minutes21.2Butte CountyButte County: 21 minutes21Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 20.8 minutes20.8Plumas CountyPlumas County: 19.8 minutes19.8Shasta CountyShasta County: 19.8 minutes19.8Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 19.6 minutes19.6Lassen CountyLassen County: 19.5 minutes19.5Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 19 minutes19Mono CountyMono County: 17.1 minutes17.1Inyo CountyInyo County: 16 minutes16
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
minutes		Change on 2023
1San Benito County Estimated36.6+0.5
2Contra Costa County Estimated35.3-0.7
3Calaveras County Estimated34.2+0.3
4San Joaquin County Estimated34.1-0.5
5Amador County Estimated34+1.4
6Mariposa County Estimated33.9+0.2
7Riverside County Estimated33.80
8San Bernardino County Estimated32.6+0.1
9Lake County Estimated32.4+2.1
9Yuba County Estimated32.4+1.2
11Merced County Estimated31.3+0.3
12Alameda County Estimated31-0.8
12Solano County Estimated31-0.8
14Stanislaus County Estimated30.8-0.1
15Los Angeles County Estimated30.4-0.4
15San Francisco County Estimated30.4-0.8
17Tuolumne County Estimated30-1.2
18El Dorado County Estimated28.6+0.2
19Madera County Estimated27.9-0.5
20Marin County Estimated27.4-0.9
20Placer County Estimated27.4-0.3
22Sacramento County Estimated27.3-0.4
23Trinity County Estimated27.2+0.6
24Sutter County Estimated27.1-0.2
25Orange County Estimated26.7-0.3
26San Mateo County Estimated26.4-0.9
27Santa Clara County Estimated26.2-0.8
28Santa Cruz County Estimated25.7-0.9
29Ventura County Estimated25.6-0.4
30San Diego County Estimated25.5-0.4
31Monterey County Estimated25.40
32Sonoma County Estimated25.1-0.2
33Napa County Estimated24.90
34Kern County Estimated24.40
35Colusa County Estimated24.2-0.6
36Yolo County Estimated24+0.3
37Tulare County Estimated23.7+0.4
38Nevada County Estimated23.6-0.8
39Fresno County Estimated23.5+0.1
40Tehama County Estimated23.4-0.4
41Kings County Estimated23+0.2
42Glenn County Estimated22.9+0.5
43Modoc County Estimated22.5+1
44San Luis Obispo County Estimated22.3+0.9
45Imperial County Estimated22.1+0.1
46Mendocino County Estimated21.5-0.8
47Siskiyou County Estimated21.2+0.9
48Butte County Estimated21-0.2
49Santa Barbara County Estimated20.80
50Plumas County Estimated19.80
50Shasta County Estimated19.8+0.3
52Del Norte County Estimated19.6+1.8
53Lassen County Estimated19.5+0.5
54Humboldt County Estimated19-0.2
55Mono County Estimated17.1-0.4
56Inyo County Estimated16+0.2

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

San Benito County, with 36.6 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Inyo County, with 16 minutes in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 2 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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