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Counties in California by mean travel time to work

Calaveras County had the highest mean travel time to work of 58 counties in 2021, at 38 minutes. Inyo County had the lowest, at 15.5 minutes. The median was 26.9 minutes and the figure for California was 29.5 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest38Calaveras County
Lowest15.5Inyo County
Median26.958 counties
California29.5History

All counties, 2021

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Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 38 minutes38Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 37.8 minutes37.8San Benito CountySan Benito County: 36.8 minutes36.8San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 35.2 minutes35.2Riverside CountyRiverside County: 34 minutes34Alameda CountyAlameda County: 33.4 minutes33.4Solano CountySolano County: 33.2 minutes33.2San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 32.8 minutes32.8San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 32.4 minutes32.4Alpine CountyAlpine County: 31.9 minutes31.9Amador CountyAmador County: 31.5 minutes31.5Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 31.4 minutes31.4Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 31 minutes31Marin CountyMarin County: 30.8 minutes30.8Lake CountyLake County: 30.3 minutes30.3Merced CountyMerced County: 30.2 minutes30.2Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 29.5 minutes29.5Yuba CountyYuba County: 29.5 minutes29.5Madera CountyMadera County: 29.3 minutes29.3Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 29.3 minutes29.3San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 28.7 minutes28.7El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 28.5 minutes28.5Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 28.5 minutes28.5Sierra CountySierra County: 28.2 minutes28.2Sacramento CountySacramento County: 28 minutes28Sutter CountySutter County: 28 minutes28Placer CountyPlacer County: 27.8 minutes27.8Orange CountyOrange County: 27.6 minutes27.6Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 26.9 minutes26.9Ventura CountyVentura County: 26.8 minutes26.8Trinity CountyTrinity County: 26.4 minutes26.4San Diego CountySan Diego County: 26.3 minutes26.3Napa CountyNapa County: 26.2 minutes26.2Sonoma CountySonoma County: 25.8 minutes25.8Nevada CountyNevada County: 25.2 minutes25.2Monterey CountyMonterey County: 24.5 minutes24.5Yolo CountyYolo County: 24 minutes24Kern CountyKern County: 23.7 minutes23.7Colusa CountyColusa County: 23.4 minutes23.4Kings CountyKings County: 23.4 minutes23.4Fresno CountyFresno County: 23.3 minutes23.3Tehama CountyTehama County: 22.9 minutes22.9Tulare CountyTulare County: 22.5 minutes22.5Glenn CountyGlenn County: 22.2 minutes22.2Imperial CountyImperial County: 22 minutes22Modoc CountyModoc County: 21.9 minutes21.9San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 21.6 minutes21.6Butte CountyButte County: 21.4 minutes21.4Lassen CountyLassen County: 20.9 minutes20.9Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 20.8 minutes20.8Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 20.7 minutes20.7Shasta CountyShasta County: 20.7 minutes20.7Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 19.2 minutes19.2Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 19.2 minutes19.2Plumas CountyPlumas County: 18.1 minutes18.1Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 16.8 minutes16.8Mono CountyMono County: 16.4 minutes16.4Inyo CountyInyo County: 15.5 minutes15.5
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1Calaveras County Estimated38
2Contra Costa County Estimated37.8
3San Benito County Estimated36.8
4San Joaquin County Estimated35.2
5Riverside County Estimated34
6Alameda County Estimated33.4
7Solano County Estimated33.2
8San Francisco County Estimated32.8
9San Bernardino County Estimated32.4
10Alpine County Estimated31.9
11Amador County Estimated31.5
12Los Angeles County Estimated31.4
13Stanislaus County Estimated31
14Marin County Estimated30.8
15Lake County Estimated30.3
16Merced County Estimated30.2
17Mariposa County Estimated29.5
17Yuba County Estimated29.5
19Madera County Estimated29.3
19Tuolumne County Estimated29.3
21San Mateo County Estimated28.7
22El Dorado County Estimated28.5
22Santa Clara County Estimated28.5
24Sierra County Estimated28.2
25Sacramento County Estimated28
25Sutter County Estimated28
27Placer County Estimated27.8
28Orange County Estimated27.6
29Santa Cruz County Estimated26.9
30Ventura County Estimated26.8
31Trinity County Estimated26.4
32San Diego County Estimated26.3
33Napa County Estimated26.2
34Sonoma County Estimated25.8
35Nevada County Estimated25.2
36Monterey County Estimated24.5
37Yolo County Estimated24
38Kern County Estimated23.7
39Colusa County Estimated23.4
39Kings County Estimated23.4
41Fresno County Estimated23.3
42Tehama County Estimated22.9
43Tulare County Estimated22.5
44Glenn County Estimated22.2
45Imperial County Estimated22
46Modoc County Estimated21.9
47San Luis Obispo County Estimated21.6
48Butte County Estimated21.4
49Lassen County Estimated20.9
50Mendocino County Estimated20.8
51Santa Barbara County Estimated20.7
51Shasta County Estimated20.7
53Humboldt County Estimated19.2
53Siskiyou County Estimated19.2
55Plumas County Estimated18.1
56Del Norte County Estimated16.8
57Mono County Estimated16.4
58Inyo County Estimated15.5

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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. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Calaveras County, with 38 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Inyo County, with 15.5 minutes in 2021.

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.

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