How long is the commute in San Jose?

Average travel time to work in San Jose, 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 San Jose gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 27.8 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 79.2
• Carpooled: 12.5
• Transit: 0.4
• Walked: 0.9
• From home: 6.1

Average commute (minutes)

• San Jose: 27.8
• Santa Clara County: 21.1
• CA: 24.5
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 6.1% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical one-way commute here runs about 4.8 minutes longer than the national average.

Working from home went from 2.2% of workers in 2015 to 6.1% in the latest estimates.