Is the commute in Claremont longer than the national average?
Map AI8/20/26, 4:00 PM
Commute Time Burden in Claremont: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Claremont spend about 44 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 184 hours, about 7.7 full days, spent commuting.
That is 6% less time on the road than the California average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 1.5 minutes.
Claremont holds about 0.1% of California's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Claremont would save about 74 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,283 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Claremont
22.1 min
44.2 min
184 hrs/yr
$5,707
2,452
California
23.6 min
47.2 min
197 hrs/yr
$6,099
2,449
United States
22.5 min
44.9 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,803
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
Claremont Commute Map
On average, it takes
22.1
minutes to get to work in
Claremont.
That's 2% shorter than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
,
followed by
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
.
Most people travel to work by
Car
, followed by
Worked at Home
.
About 22.1%
work from home.
Commute mode distribution
Car:
65.0%
Worked at Home:
22.1%
Walked:
9.1%unusually high
Other:
1.6%
Public Transportation:
1.5%
Bicycle:
0.6%
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle commuting is essentially absent in Claremont, versus 0.2% in California.
Walked commuting is unusually common in Claremont: 3.8 times more than the California average (9.1% vs 2.4%).
Claremont stands out for active commuting: 9.7% of workers walk or bike to work, 3.1 times the California average of 3.1%.
How does Claremont's commute time compare?
Metric
Claremont
California
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
22.1 min
23.6 min
22.5 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
22.1%
15.5%
13.4%
Walked
9.1%
2.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.5%
3.2%
3.5%
The average commute time in Claremont is 22.1 minutes, shorter than the 23.6 minutes in California.
1.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.2% in California. 9.1% commute by walking, higher than the 2.4% in California.
Common questions about commuting in Claremont, California.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Claremont, California?
Commuters here spend an estimated 184 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,707 at a typical national wage. That's 6% less than the typical California commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Claremont, California?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Claremont, California. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How much time do residents in Claremont, California save by working from home?
About 22.1% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Claremont would save about 74 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,283 at the same national wage assumption used above.