Is the commute in Colton longer than the national average?
Map AI8/20/26, 3:59 PM
Commute Time Burden in Colton: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Colton spend about 46 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 190 hours, about 7.9 full days, spent commuting.
That is 3% less time on the road than the California average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 0.8 minutes.
Colton 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 Colton would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,354 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)
Colton
22.8 min
45.6 min
190 hrs/yr
$5,886
2,935
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.
Colton Commute Map
On average, it takes
22.8
minutes to get to work in
Colton.
That's 1% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
,
followed by
12:00 AM – 04:59 AM
.
Most people travel to work by
Car
, followed by
Worked at Home
.
About 8.2%
work from home.
Commute mode distribution
Car:
87.2%
Worked at Home:
8.2%
Other:
2.0%
Public Transportation:
1.0%unusually low
Walked:
0.9%
Motorcycle:
0.3%
Taxi:
0.2%
Bicycle:
0.2%unusually low
Public Transportation commuting is unusually low in Colton: 3.2 times less than the California average (1.0% vs 3.2%).
Bicycle commuting is unusually low in Colton: 3.9 times less than the California average (0.2% vs 0.7%).
How does Colton's commute time compare?
Metric
Colton
California
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
22.8 min
23.6 min
22.5 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
12:00 AM – 04:59 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
8.2%
15.5%
13.4%
Walked
0.9%
2.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.0%
3.2%
3.5%
The average commute time in Colton is 22.8 minutes, shorter than the 23.6 minutes in California.
1.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.2% in California. 0.9% commute by walking, lower than the 2.4% in California.
Common questions about commuting in Colton, California.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Colton, California?
Commuters here spend an estimated 190 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,886 at a typical national wage. That's 3% less than the typical California commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Colton, California?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Colton, California. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Colton, California?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 1.0% of commuters use it versus 3.2% in California, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.