Fresno

Shortest commutes to Downtown Fresno

Ranked on distance to Downtown Fresno at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·12 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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Fresno Skyline
Fresno$375k median · 22.4 min commute
Commute C+Housing D−Cost of living B−
90
Commute score
overall 56 C−
2
View of Old Town Clovis, California, looking down Pollasky Ave during the golden hour ~ 7:30pm.
Clovis$483k median · 23.6 min commute
Commute C+Housing CCost of living C−
83
Commute score
overall 64 C+
3
Documentary snapshot of city limit sign along SR180 on the east side of Kerman. Polaroid snapshot image taken in 2006. Photo by David Jordan. Please credit the
Kerman$371k median · 21.3 min commute
Commute C−Housing FCost of living B+
77
Commute score
overall 45 D
4
Sanger Depot Museum, Sanger, California, USA.
Sanger$365k median · 23.5 min commute
Commute C−Housing DCost of living B
73
Commute score
overall 52 D+
5
Picture of Earl Ruth Park in Parlier, California.
Parlier$256k median · 22.8 min commute
Commute C−Housing FCost of living A−
69
Commute score
overall 42 D−
6
The Selma Arts Center in Selma, California.
Selma$315k median · 24.1 min commute
Commute C−Housing D−Cost of living B
67
Commute score
overall 49 D+
7
Kingsburg, California, US ofA
Kingsburg$374k median · 23.9 min commute
Commute D+Housing D+Cost of living B−
62
Commute score
overall 51 D+
8
June 2015 Madera, California - Aerial (49394852076).jpg
Madera$360k median · 25.7 min commute
Commute D+Housing D−Cost of living B
60
Commute score
overall 46 D
9
Reedley City Hall — Reedley, Fresno County, California.
Reedley$335k median · 24.6 min commute
Commute D+Housing D−Cost of living B−
59
Commute score
overall 50 D+
10
Coalinga City Hall — in Coalinga, Fresno County, California. Credits Taken November 10, 2008, by George Garrigues.
Coalinga$262k median · 20.9 min commute
Commute C+Housing FCost of living B
43
Commute score
overall 42 D−
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Fresno (Etherealsmoke · CC BY-SA 4.0); Clovis (Aaron T Harris · CC BY-SA 4.0); Kerman (David Jordan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Sanger (Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0); Parlier (Fruitianslip · CC BY-SA 4.0); Selma (Fruitianslip · CC BY-SA 4.0); Kingsburg (Omar Bárcena · CC BY 2.0); Madera (formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0); Reedley (Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0); Coalinga (GeorgeLouis · CC BY-SA 3.0).