Commute Times from West Sac

5th September 2014 - by Chris Saizan

Over the next ten years, West Sacramento is projected to become a commuter city for the impacted Bay Area.

Personally, I prefer not to drive more than 30 minutes to work, and there is a very large job market within that 30 minute envelope.

Many of the brilliant minds who find their dream job in Silicone Valley may be discouraged by the not-so-dream price tag of living in the Mecca of Tech.

For those who are willing to trade a long commute for an affordable house, West Sac is a good option.

Today, I timed the commute to a handful of job-heavy cities to give you an idea of what you’d be looking at as a commuter.

-Cheers!

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City                                                                   Average Commute Time

Downtown Sacramento                              14 minutes

Davis                                                            22 minutes

Elk Grove                                                      27 minutes

San Francisco                                              1 hour 58 minutes*

San Jose                                                       2hours 20 minutes

My starting point is the center of Linden Loop, which is a large residential neighborhood situated between two other large residential neighborhoods, in order to give you an average house-to-freeway distance within West Sac. Obviously, where you buy a house will affect the times given plus or minus about 6 minutes.

*commuting to San Francisco involves many options. Many commuters take the BART from Berkeley, thus avoiding traffic over the Bay Bridge and parking fees in the city.