Santa Cruz, Watsonville Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 126,431, 100% | 16,529,777 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 88,913, 70.33%, see rank | 73.25% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 11,847, 9.37%, see rank | 11.10% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 3,443, 2.72%, see rank | 5.20% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 5,416, 4.28%, see rank | 2.73% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 7,956, 6.29%, see rank | 2.45% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 8,856, 7.00%, see rank | 5.27% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | 26.1 minutes |
| California | 27.8 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 124,673, 100% | 16,282,943 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 88,907, 71.31%, see rank | 73.05% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 12,742, 10.22%, see rank | 11.53% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 3,483, 2.79%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 5,421, 4.35%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 6,080, 4.88%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 8,040, 6.45%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | 26.0 minutes |
| California | 27.3 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 121,706, 100% | 16,271,905 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 86,510, 71.08%, see rank | 72.95% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 13,830, 11.36%, see rank | 11.92% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 3,712, 3.05%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 4,989, 4.10%, see rank | 2.77% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 5,017, 4.12%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 7,648, 6.28%, see rank | 4.95% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | 26.1 minutes |
| California | 27.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 121,533, 100% | 16,172,158 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 86,713, 71.35%, see rank | 73.05% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 13,523, 11.13%, see rank | 12.05% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 3,574, 2.94%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 4,901, 4.03%, see rank | 2.75% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 4,801, 3.95%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 8,021, 6.60%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | 25.7 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.
