Orange County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Orange County | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 1,448,689, 100% | 16,529,777 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 1,132,003, 78.14%, see rank | 73.25% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 145,736, 10.06%, see rank | 11.10% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 38,879, 2.68%, see rank | 5.20% | 5.06% |
Walked | 28,584, 1.97%, see rank | 2.73% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 30,154, 2.08%, see rank | 2.45% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 73,333, 5.06%, see rank | 5.27% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOrange County | 26.8 minutes |
California | 27.8 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Orange County | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 1,421,469, 100% | 16,282,943 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 1,106,133, 77.82%, see rank | 73.05% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 147,340, 10.37%, see rank | 11.53% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 41,849, 2.94%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.98% |
Walked | 28,076, 1.98%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 27,655, 1.95%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 70,416, 4.95%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOrange County | 26.3 minutes |
California | 27.3 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Orange County | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 1,411,500, 100% | 16,271,905 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 1,097,927, 77.78%, see rank | 72.95% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 151,438, 10.73%, see rank | 11.92% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 41,964, 2.97%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.94% |
Walked | 27,705, 1.96%, see rank | 2.77% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 26,062, 1.85%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 66,404, 4.70%, see rank | 4.95% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOrange County | 26.3 minutes |
California | 27.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Orange County | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 1,423,260, 100% | 16,172,158 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 1,102,199, 77.44%, see rank | 73.05% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 156,484, 10.99%, see rank | 12.05% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 43,807, 3.08%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.95% |
Walked | 28,539, 2.01%, see rank | 2.75% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 26,713, 1.88%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 65,518, 4.60%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOrange County | 26.4 minutes |
California | 27.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Orange County | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 1,313,987, 100% | 14,525,322 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 1,005,744, 76.54%, see rank | 71.82% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 174,373, 13.27%, see rank | 14.55% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 36,937, 2.81%, see rank | 5.07% | 4.73% |
Walked | 26,240, 2.00%, see rank | 2.85% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 21,861, 1.66%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 48,832, 3.72%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOrange County | 27.1 minutes |
California | 27.4 minutes |
U.S. | 25.1 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.