Mean Commute Time in Santa Barbara County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

23.2 min Rank #2,308/3,222 · #49 in CA
28th
Santa Barbara 23.2 min
CA 31.5 min -26.4%
US 27.6 min -15.9%

Mean Commute Time Trend

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National Distribution

How Santa Barbara County's mean commute time of 23.2 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 Santa Barbara County for mean commute time.

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#2,305 Steuben County, IN 23.2 min
#2,306 Sarpy County, NE 23.2 min
#2,307 Washington County, AR 23.2 min
#2,308 Santa Barbara County, CA 23.2 min
#2,309 Holmes County, OH 23.2 min
#2,310 Bureau County, IL 23.2 min
#2,311 Siskiyou County, CA 23.2 min

About Mean Commute Time

Santa Barbara County, California has a mean commute time of 23.2 min, ranking #2,308 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.9% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within California, it ranks #49 of 58. This places it in the 28th 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.