Mean Commute Time in San Mateo County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Mean Commute Time
29.5 min +6.7% vs nat'l
Rank #979 of 3,222
70th %ile

How San Mateo County Compares

San Mateo County
29.5 min
California Average
29.5 min
Rank #25 of 58 in state
National
27.6 min
6.7% above

National Distribution

Where San Mateo County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for mean commute time.

3.7 min 49.1 min

■ San Mateo County: 29.5 min

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#976 Sibley County, MN 29.5 min
#977 Geauga County, OH 29.5 min
#978 Sevier County, TN 29.5 min
#979 San Mateo County, CA 29.5 min
#980 Charlotte County, FL 29.5 min
#981 Sussex County, DE 29.4 min
#982 Lamoille County, VT 29.4 min
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Mean Commute Time in San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County, California has a mean commute time of 29.5 min, which ranks #979 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.7% above the national value of 27.6 min.

Within California, San Mateo County ranks #25 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 70th 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.