Mean Commute Time in Kern County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kern County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kern County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for mean commute time.
■ Kern County: 26.4 min
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,590 | Washington County, OR | 26.5 min |
| #1,591 | Walworth County, WI | 26.5 min |
| #1,592 | Seminole County, OK | 26.5 min |
| #1,593 | Kern County, CA | 26.4 min |
| #1,594 | Carson County, TX | 26.4 min |
| #1,595 | Shelby County, IN | 26.4 min |
| #1,596 | Iberville Parish, LA | 26.4 min |
Mean Commute Time in Kern County, California
Kern County, California has a mean commute time of 26.4 min, which ranks #1,593 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 4.2% below the national value of 27.6 min.
Within California, Kern County ranks #36 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 51th percentile nationally.
Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.