Quality of Life

California vs Maine: Commute Time

Maine has a shorter average commute than California.

California

CA · West

28.4 min

Average commute time in minutes.

Maine

ME · Northeast

Winner

24.4 min

Average commute time in minutes.

Visual comparison

California28.4 min

Maine24.4 min

Difference: 4.0 minutes — Maine leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

See where both states fall among all 50 states for commute time.

California #44 · 28.4 min

Maine #23 · 24.4 min

Best Worst

10 Best States — Commute Time

Lower is better

South Dakota

15.9 min

North Dakota

16.2 min

Wyoming

17.7 min

Montana

17.9 min

Nebraska

18.3 min

Alaska

18.8 min

Kansas

19.1 min

Iowa

19.2 min

Idaho

21.2 min

#10

New Mexico

21.7 min

Selected states

#44

California

28.4 min

#23

Maine

24.4 min

California ranks 44th and Maine ranks 23rd nationally for commute time.

Related context

Commute in Context

Commute time affects quality of life, gas costs, and real take-home pay.

MetricCaliforniaMaine

Gas Price $5.929/gal $3.967/gal Population Density 241.5 / sq mi 38.5 / sq mi Employment / Pop. Ratio 60.2% 60.0% Cost of Living Index 138.5 110.3

What this means