San Mateo County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| San Mateo County | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 370,844, 100% | 16,529,777 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 260,229, 70.17%, see rank | 73.25% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 40,745, 10.99%, see rank | 11.10% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 33,150, 8.94%, see rank | 5.20% | 5.06% |
Walked | 9,382, 2.53%, see rank | 2.73% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 8,954, 2.41%, see rank | 2.45% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 18,384, 4.96%, see rank | 5.27% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankSan Mateo County | 26.5 minutes |
California | 27.8 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| San Mateo County | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 358,970, 100% | 16,282,943 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 253,440, 70.60%, see rank | 73.05% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 39,540, 11.01%, see rank | 11.53% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 29,248, 8.15%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.98% |
Walked | 9,447, 2.63%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 8,600, 2.40%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 18,695, 5.21%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankSan Mateo County | 25.6 minutes |
California | 27.3 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| San Mateo County | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 350,536, 100% | 16,271,905 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 247,347, 70.56%, see rank | 72.95% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 38,776, 11.06%, see rank | 11.92% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 29,355, 8.37%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.94% |
Walked | 9,763, 2.79%, see rank | 2.77% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 8,240, 2.35%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 17,055, 4.87%, see rank | 4.95% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankSan Mateo County | 25.4 minutes |
California | 27.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| San Mateo County | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 345,984, 100% | 16,172,158 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 244,319, 70.62%, see rank | 73.05% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 38,615, 11.16%, see rank | 12.05% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 28,511, 8.24%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.95% |
Walked | 9,527, 2.75%, see rank | 2.75% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 8,084, 2.34%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 16,928, 4.89%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankSan Mateo County | 25.5 minutes |
California | 27.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| San Mateo County | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 354,096, 100% | 14,525,322 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 256,066, 72.32%, see rank | 71.82% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 45,367, 12.81%, see rank | 14.55% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 26,029, 7.35%, see rank | 5.07% | 4.73% |
Walked | 7,609, 2.15%, see rank | 2.85% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 6,180, 1.75%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 12,845, 3.63%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankSan Mateo County | 27.0 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.