Commuting in Mariposa 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 Mariposa County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Mariposa County spend about 43 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 181 hours, about 7.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 7% less time on the road than the California average of 23.5 minutes each way, a difference of 1.7 minutes.
Mariposa County holds about 0.0% of California's population and accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Mariposa County would save about 72 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,246 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)
Mariposa County
21.7 min
43.5 min
181 hrs/yr
$5,616
390
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.
On average, it takes
21.7
minutes to get to work in
Mariposa County.
That's 3% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 12.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Mariposa County
Car:
75.3%
Worked at Home:
12.7%
Walked:
7.1%
Public Transportation:
2.0%
Other:
1.3%
Bicycle:
1.2%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Mariposa County: 3.1 times less than the California average (0.1% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Mariposa County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Mariposa 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
Walked
Public Transportation
Other
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
76.5%
6.4%
10.8%
3.1%
0.3%
2.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2010
70.6%
9.2%
13.2%
3.3%
1.1%
2.1%
0.5%
0.1%
2011
71.3%
9.6%
10.1%
5.3%
0.7%
2.2%
0.6%
0.1%
2012
75.1%
10.4%
7.1%
4.2%
0.9%
1.8%
0.4%
0.0%
2013
73.9%
12.5%
6.8%
3.8%
1.1%
1.6%
0.4%
0.0%
2014
74.2%
10.0%
8.6%
4.1%
0.7%
2.1%
0.3%
0.0%
2015
77.7%
9.0%
6.9%
2.9%
0.4%
3.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2016
78.1%
8.6%
8.4%
1.9%
0.3%
2.5%
0.2%
0.0%
2017
75.0%
9.2%
9.5%
2.4%
1.4%
2.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2018
74.4%
9.8%
10.7%
2.0%
1.3%
1.7%
0.1%
0.0%
2019
73.3%
10.1%
11.4%
2.0%
2.0%
0.9%
0.3%
0.0%
2020
75.4%
8.5%
11.8%
1.5%
1.8%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
2021
72.4%
11.1%
12.6%
1.1%
1.8%
0.9%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
72.2%
15.9%
7.6%
1.9%
0.7%
1.5%
0.1%
0.0%
2023
74.0%
14.2%
6.8%
2.1%
0.9%
1.9%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
75.3%
12.7%
7.1%
2.0%
1.3%
1.2%
0.2%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2016 at 78.1% and lowest in 2010 at 70.6%. Overall it fell from 76.5% in 2009 to 75.3% in 2024, down 1.2 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Mariposa County: its share of workers rose from 6.4% in 2009 to 12.7% in 2024, up 6.3 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 10.8% to 7.1% of workers (down 3.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2022 release and has stayed ahead since.
Public transit peaked at 5.3% in 2011 and has since fallen back to 2.0%.
Commute Start Times in Mariposa County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Mariposa County?
The bars show when commuters in Mariposa 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
12:00-4:59 AMMariposa County6.8%California6.7%
6.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMMariposa County2.7%California4.5%
2.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMMariposa County7.0%California4.5%
7.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMMariposa County15.2%California8.4%
15.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMMariposa County10.3%California7.5%
10.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMMariposa County13.2%California13.1%
13.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMMariposa County13.4%California10.2%
13.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMMariposa County11.9%California12.6%
11.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMMariposa County2.9%California5.8%
2.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMMariposa County2.7%California8.6%
2.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMMariposa County1.0%California3.9%
1.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMMariposa County2.4%California1.8%
2.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMMariposa County3.0%California6.9%
3.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMMariposa County7.7%California5.5%
7.7%
Mariposa CountyCaliforniaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Mariposa County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 15.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 8.4% across California. Early starts are about as common as in California: 16.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.8% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in California: 48.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 43.3% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (16.7%) 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 Mariposa 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 Mariposa 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 Mariposa 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
Mariposa County
California
United States
2009
7:17 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:22 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:33 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:31 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:33 AM
7:43 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:32 AM
7:43 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:27 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:26 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:26 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:27 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:26 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:24 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:25 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:17 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:19 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:18 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Mariposa County were on the road by 7:18 AM, 1 minute later than in 2009 (7:17 AM). Across California the shift was bigger still, with the typical start moving 6 minutes later. Commuters in Mariposa County now leave 20 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 Mariposa County has moved 7 minutes earlier.
How does Mariposa County's commute time compare?
Metric
Mariposa County
California
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
21.7 min
23.5 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:00 AM – 06:29 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
12.7%
17.2%
15.0%
Walked
7.1%
2.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
2.0%
2.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Mariposa County is 21.7 minutes, shorter than the 23.5 minutes in California.
2.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.9% in California. 7.1% commute by walking, higher than the 2.4% in California.
Mariposa County, CA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Mariposa County, CA is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 17,082 residents against a local median of 161,170. The measure that sets Mariposa County, CA apart most is work from home: 12.7%, 27% above the local median of 10.1%.
The counties themselves spread 9.3% on work from home, so Mariposa County, CA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Mariposa County, CA has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Mariposa County, California.
Is living in Mariposa County, California good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 181 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,616 at a typical national wage. That's 7% less than the typical California commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Mariposa County, California?
Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Mariposa 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.
How do commute times compare across counties in California?
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).