Glenn County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Glenn County, California: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Glenn County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Glenn County spend about 38 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 156 hours, about 6.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 20% less time on the road than the California average of 23.5 minutes each way, a difference of 4.7 minutes.

Glenn County 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 Glenn County would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,940 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)
Glenn County	18.8 min	37.6 min	156 hrs/yr	$4,850	829
California	23.5 min	47.0 min	196 hrs/yr	$6,065	2,449
United States	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,790	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.

Commute Time Map: California Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in California

Inyo County (11.1 min)
Mono County (12.0 min)
Del Norte County (12.1 min)

Slowest commutes among counties in California

Alpine County (31.3 min)
San Benito County (31.2 min)
Contra Costa County (31.0 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Glenn County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 18.8 minutes to get to work in Glenn County. That's 16% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.8% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Glenn County

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Glenn County, versus 0.2% in California.

Public transit is unusually rare in Glenn County: 24.4 times less than the California average (0.1% vs 2.9%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Glenn County, versus 0.2% in California.

Commute Mode Trends in Glenn County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Glenn County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show commute mode data by year

Year	Car	Worked at Home	Other	Walked	Bicycle	Public Transportation	Taxi	Motorcycle
2009	84.6%	9.0%	0.8%	4.6%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%
2010	86.8%	8.5%	0.6%	3.4%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%
2011	85.7%	8.9%	0.5%	3.5%	0.9%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%
2012	85.8%	8.5%	0.5%	3.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.2%	0.0%
2013	87.4%	7.4%	0.7%	3.8%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2014	87.3%	6.2%	0.9%	4.5%	0.9%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2015	88.5%	5.5%	1.0%	3.6%	1.1%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	89.9%	4.7%	0.9%	3.3%	0.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	88.4%	5.7%	0.9%	3.9%	0.7%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	88.1%	5.0%	0.8%	5.1%	0.6%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	89.6%	5.4%	0.7%	4.0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	89.5%	6.2%	1.1%	3.0%	0.1%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	88.4%	7.1%	1.5%	2.9%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	87.5%	7.4%	2.7%	2.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	87.9%	7.5%	2.4%	1.9%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	88.6%	7.8%	1.6%	1.5%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2016 at 89.9%. Overall it rose from 84.6% in 2009 to 88.6% in 2024, up 4.0 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 2 releases.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.6% to 1.5% of workers (down 3.1 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Glenn County

Earlier AlarmsThe 3rd-biggest shift to earlier mornings among California's 58 counties: the typical start is 11 minutes earlier than in 2009.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Glenn County?

The bars show when commuters in Glenn County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show California for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM		7.6%
5:00-5:29 AM		6.5%
5:30-5:59 AM		5.3%
6:00-6:29 AM		8.8%
6:30-6:59 AM		10.2%
7:00-7:29 AM		16.7%
7:30-7:59 AM		15.1%
8:00-8:29 AM		10.0%
8:30-8:59 AM		2.2%
9:00-9:59 AM		3.8%
10:00-10:59 AM		3.8%
11:00-11:59 AM		2.1%
12:00-3:59 PM		3.6%
4:00-11:59 PM		4.4%

Glenn County California Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Glenn County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.1% across California. Early starts are more common than in California: 19.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.8% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in California: 52.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 43.3% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.6%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Glenn County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Glenn County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Glenn County next to California and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show typical departure times by year

Year	Glenn County	California	United States
2009	7:32 AM	7:39 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:27 AM	7:41 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:26 AM	7:41 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:25 AM	7:42 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:20 AM	7:43 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:17 AM	7:43 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:16 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:08 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:07 AM	7:42 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:09 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:06 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:09 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:12 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:14 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:20 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:21 AM	7:45 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Glenn County were on the road by 7:21 AM, 11 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:32 AM). That goes against the trend across California, where the typical commuter now leaves 6 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Glenn County now leave 17 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Glenn County has moved 14 minutes later.

How does Glenn County's commute time compare?

Metric	Glenn County	California	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	18.8 min	23.5 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	7.8%	17.2%	15.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.4%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.1%	2.9%	3.2%

The average commute time in Glenn County is 18.8 minutes, shorter than the 23.5 minutes in California.

0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.9% in California. 1.5% commute by walking, lower than the 2.4% in California.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Glenn County, CA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Glenn County, CA is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 28,492 residents against a local median of 68,148. The measure that sets Glenn County, CA apart most is work from home: 7.8%, 29% below the local median of 11.1%.

The counties themselves spread 9.0% on work from home, so Glenn County, CA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Glenn County, CA has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Glenn County, CA	28,492	18.8 min #4/6	7.8% #4/6	7:21 AM #2/6
Colusa County, CA	21,984	18.6 min	5.3%	6:59 AM
Tehama County, CA	65,167	18.4 min	11.1%	7:30 AM
Lake County, CA	68,148	23.9 min	14.3%	7:32 AM
Butte County, CA	207,907	15.8 min	12.6%	7:50 AM
Sutter County, CA	98,856	20.8 min	7.7%	7:25 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Glenn County, California.

Is living in Glenn County, California good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 156 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,850 at a typical national wage. That's 20% less than the typical California commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Glenn County, California?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Glenn County, California. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Glenn County, California?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 2.9% in California, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Which counties in California have the fastest and slowest commutes?

Among counties in California, the shortest average commutes are in Inyo County (11.1 min), Mono County (12.0 min), Del Norte County (12.1 min). The longest are in Alpine County (31.3 min), San Benito County (31.2 min), Contra Costa County (31.0 min).