Mean Commute Time in Santa Clara County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

29.1 min Rank #1,032/3,222 · #27 in CA
68th
Santa Clara 29.1 min
CA 31.5 min -7.7%
US 27.6 min +5.4%

Mean Commute Time Trend

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Year-over-Year Commute Change

National Distribution

How Santa Clara County's mean commute time of 29.1 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 Clara County for mean commute time.

Nearby Rankings

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#1,029 Llano County, TX 29.1 min
#1,030 Merrimack County, NH 29.1 min
#1,031 Haywood County, TN 29.1 min
#1,032 Santa Clara County, CA 29.1 min
#1,033 Salem County, NJ 29.1 min
#1,034 Ashtabula County, OH 29.1 min
#1,035 Harrison County, IA 29.0 min

About Mean Commute Time

Santa Clara County, California has a mean commute time of 29.1 min, ranking #1,032 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.4% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within California, it ranks #27 of 58. This places it in the 68th 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.