How long is the commute in San Luis Obispo?

Average travel time to work in San Luis Obispo, 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 Luis Obispo gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 13.1 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 64
• Carpooled: 6.7
• Transit: 1.4
• Walked: 6.9
• From home: 15.9

Average commute (minutes)

• San Luis Obispo: 13.1
• San Luis Obispo County: 18.4
• CA: 24.5
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 15.9% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical one-way commute here runs about 9.9 minutes shorter than the national average.

Working from home went from 5.1% of workers in 2015 to 15.9% in the latest estimates.