West Rancho Dominguez Commute Time Map & Patterns
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Commute Time Burden in West Rancho Dominguez: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in West Rancho Dominguez spend about 61 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 254 hours, about 10.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 30% more time on the road than the California average of 23.5 minutes each way, a difference of 7.0 minutes.
West Rancho Dominguez 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 West Rancho Dominguez would save about 102 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,153 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Rancho Dominguez | 30.5 min | 61.0 min | 254 hrs/yr | $7,882 | 4,236 |
| 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.
West Rancho Dominguez Commute Map
On average, it takes 30.5 minutes to get to work in West Rancho Dominguez. That's 36% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 9.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in West Rancho Dominguez
- Car: 81.1%
- Worked at Home: 9.1%
- Public Transportation: 4.4%
- Other: 2.5%
- Walked: 2.1%
- Taxi: 0.5%
- Motorcycle: 0.2%
- Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
Biking is unusually rare in West Rancho Dominguez: 3458.8 times less than the California average (0.0% vs 0.7%).
Commute Mode Trends in West Rancho Dominguez, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in West Rancho Dominguez 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.
Show commute mode data by year
| Year | Car | Worked at Home | Public Transportation | Other | Walked | Taxi | Motorcycle | Bicycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 84.3% | 4.2% | 8.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | 4.6% | 9.4% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | 3.5% | 8.7% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | 3.5% | 7.2% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | 3.2% | 7.3% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | 3.1% | 7.1% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | 7.6% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | 7.4% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | 9.0% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | 9.1% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2018 at 89.3%. Overall it fell from 84.3% in 2009 to 81.1% in 2024, down 3.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in West Rancho Dominguez: its share of workers rose from 4.2% in 2009 to 9.1% in 2024, up 4.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 8.9% to 4.4% of workers (down 4.5 percentage points).
Working from home overtook public transit to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in West Rancho Dominguez
What Time Do People Leave for Work in West Rancho Dominguez?
The bars show when commuters in West Rancho Dominguez 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 AM
West Rancho Dominguez12.4%
California6.7%
|
12.4% |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00-5:29 AM |
5:00-5:29 AM
West Rancho Dominguez6.1%
California4.5%
|
6.1% |
| 5:30-5:59 AM |
5:30-5:59 AM
West Rancho Dominguez5.6%
California4.5%
|
5.6% |
| 6:00-6:29 AM |
6:00-6:29 AM
West Rancho Dominguez7.9%
California8.4%
|
7.9% |
| 6:30-6:59 AM |
6:30-6:59 AM
West Rancho Dominguez7.0%
California7.5%
|
7.0% |
| 7:00-7:29 AM |
7:00-7:29 AM
West Rancho Dominguez13.9%
California13.1%
|
13.9% |
| 7:30-7:59 AM |
7:30-7:59 AM
West Rancho Dominguez7.8%
California10.2%
|
7.8% |
| 8:00-8:29 AM |
8:00-8:29 AM
West Rancho Dominguez11.0%
California12.6%
|
11.0% |
| 8:30-8:59 AM |
8:30-8:59 AM
West Rancho Dominguez4.0%
California5.8%
|
4.0% |
| 9:00-9:59 AM |
9:00-9:59 AM
West Rancho Dominguez5.6%
California8.6%
|
5.6% |
| 10:00-10:59 AM |
10:00-10:59 AM
West Rancho Dominguez3.1%
California3.9%
|
3.1% |
| 11:00-11:59 AM |
11:00-11:59 AM
West Rancho Dominguez1.3%
California1.8%
|
1.3% |
| 12:00-3:59 PM |
12:00-3:59 PM
West Rancho Dominguez8.2%
California6.9%
|
8.2% |
| 4:00-11:59 PM |
4:00-11:59 PM
West Rancho Dominguez5.9%
California5.5%
|
5.9% |
West Rancho Dominguez California Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in West Rancho Dominguez is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.1% across California. Early starts are more common than in California: 24.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.8% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in California: 39.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 43.3% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (24.2%) 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 West Rancho Dominguez, 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 West Rancho Dominguez 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 West Rancho Dominguez 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.
Show typical departure times by year
| Year | West Rancho Dominguez | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7:24 AM | 7:39 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2010 | 7:25 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2011 | 7:28 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2012 | 7:26 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2013 | 7:24 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2014 | 7:20 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2015 | 7:19 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2016 | 7:14 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2017 | 7:12 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2018 | 7:11 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2019 | 7:13 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2020 | 7:11 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2021 | 7:17 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2022 | 7:24 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2023 | 7:26 AM | 7:44 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2024 | 7:24 AM | 7:45 AM | 7:38 AM |
In 2024, half of commuters in West Rancho Dominguez were on the road by 7:24 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across California, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 6 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in West Rancho Dominguez now leave 14 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 West Rancho Dominguez has moved 11 minutes later.
How does West Rancho Dominguez's commute time compare?
| Metric | West Rancho Dominguez | California | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Commute Time | 30.5 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 | 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM | 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM |
| Work From Home | 9.1% | 17.2% | 15.0% |
| Walked | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Public Transit | 4.4% | 2.9% | 3.2% |
The average commute time in West Rancho Dominguez is 30.5 minutes, longer than the 23.5 minutes in California.
4.4% commute by public transit, higher than the 2.9% in California. 2.1% commute by walking, lower than the 2.4% in California.
West Rancho Dominguez, CA Commute Compared With Nearby Cities
West Rancho Dominguez, CA is the 4th largest of the 5 cities compared here, 22,667 residents against a local median of 46,756. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest cities, which makes West Rancho Dominguez, CA an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 3% above the local median at 9.1% against 8.8%. West Rancho Dominguez, CA has the 2nd highest work from home of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | One-way commute | Work from home | Typical departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Rancho Dominguez, CA | 22,667 | 30.5 min #3/5 | 9.1% #2/5 | 7:24 AM #2/5 |
| Willowbrook, CA | 21,745 | 31.5 min | 8.9% | 7:18 AM |
| Gardena, CA | 59,400 | 25.7 min | 9.7% | 7:45 AM |
| Compton, CA | 94,573 | 30.3 min | 4.9% | 7:26 AM |
| Westmont, CA | 34,113 | 31.6 min | 8.8% | 7:29 AM |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about commuting in West Rancho Dominguez, California.
Is living in West Rancho Dominguez, California good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 254 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,882 at a typical national wage. That's 30% more than the typical California commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in West Rancho Dominguez, California?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in West Rancho Dominguez, 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.