Quality of Life

California vs Massachusetts: Commute Time

California has a shorter average commute than Massachusetts.

California

CA · West

Winner

28.4 min

Average commute time in minutes.

Massachusetts

MA · Northeast

30.4 min

Average commute time in minutes.

Visual comparison

California28.4 min

Massachusetts30.4 min

Difference: 2.0 minutes — California leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

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

California #44 · 28.4 min

Massachusetts #47 · 30.4 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

#47

Massachusetts

30.4 min

California ranks 44th and Massachusetts ranks 47th nationally for commute time.

Related context

Commute in Context

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

MetricCaliforniaMassachusetts

Gas Price $5.929/gal $3.933/gal Population Density 241.5 / sq mi 666.1 / sq mi Employment / Pop. Ratio 60.2% 64.4% Cost of Living Index 138.5 148.8

What this means