Mean Commute Time in Alameda County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

34.5 min Rank #322/3,222 · #9 in CA
90th
Alameda 34.5 min
CA 31.5 min +9.4%
US 27.6 min +24.9%

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National Distribution

How Alameda County's mean commute time of 34.5 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.

Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Alameda County for mean commute time.

Nearby Rankings

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#319 Grand Isle County, VT 34.5 min
#320 Chilton County, AL 34.5 min
#321 Williamsburg County, SC 34.5 min
#322 Alameda County, CA 34.5 min
#323 Banks County, GA 34.5 min
#324 New York County, NY 34.5 min
#325 Middlesex County, NJ 34.5 min

About Mean Commute Time

Alameda County, California has a mean commute time of 34.5 min, ranking #322 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.9% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within California, it ranks #9 of 58. This places it in the 90th percentile nationally.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.