Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | California | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 5,805,874, 100% | 16,282,943 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 4,272,227, 73.58%, see rank | 73.05% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 625,048, 10.77%, see rank | 11.53% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 353,464, 6.09%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 154,886, 2.67%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 118,068, 2.03%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 282,181, 4.86%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | 29.0 minutes |
| California | 27.3 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | California | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 5,810,839, 100% | 16,271,905 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 4,270,982, 73.50%, see rank | 72.95% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 649,402, 11.18%, see rank | 11.92% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 353,665, 6.09%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 153,521, 2.64%, see rank | 2.77% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 116,415, 2.00%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 266,854, 4.59%, see rank | 4.95% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | 28.9 minutes |
| California | 27.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | California | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 5,816,255, 100% | 16,172,158 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 4,273,588, 73.48%, see rank | 73.05% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 664,018, 11.42%, see rank | 12.05% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 352,511, 6.06%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 152,915, 2.63%, see rank | 2.75% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 118,363, 2.04%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 254,860, 4.38%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | 29.0 minutes |
| California | 27.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
