How long is the commute in Bakersfield?

Average travel time to work in Bakersfield, CA, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Bakersfield gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 22.4 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 80.4
• Carpooled: 9.8
• Transit: 0.5
• Walked: 0.8
• From home: 7.1

Average commute (minutes)

• Bakersfield: 22.4
• Kern County: 22.8
• CA: 24.5
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 7.1% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical commute here is close to the national average.

Working from home went from 2.8% of workers in 2015 to 7.1% in the latest estimates.