Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: Median Commute Time Trend
How Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area's median commute time changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
26.8
2023
26.6
Total change
0.2
% change
-0.7%
| Year | Median Commute Time | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.8 | — |
| 2019 | 27.7 | +0.9 (3.4%) |
| 2020 | 27.5 | 0.2 (-0.7%) |
| 2021 | 26.9 | 0.6 (-2.2%) |
| 2022 | 26.7 | 0.2 (-0.7%) |
| 2023 | 26.6 | 0.1 (-0.4%) |