Mean Commute Time in Orange County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

29.6 min Rank #951/3,222 · #23 in CA
71th
Orange 29.6 min
CA 31.5 min -6.1%
US 27.6 min +7.3%

Mean Commute Time Trend

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Year-over-Year Commute Change

National Distribution

How Orange County's mean commute time of 29.6 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 Orange County for mean commute time.

Nearby Rankings

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#948 Flagler County, FL 29.6 min
#949 Calhoun County, SC 29.6 min
#950 Arapahoe County, CO 29.6 min
#951 Orange County, CA 29.6 min
#952 Mason County, WV 29.6 min
#953 Habersham County, GA 29.6 min
#954 Lafourche Parish, LA 29.6 min

About Mean Commute Time

Orange County, California has a mean commute time of 29.6 min, ranking #951 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.3% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within California, it ranks #23 of 58. This places it in the 71th 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.