San Jose

Shortest commutes to Downtown San Jose

Ranked on distance to Downtown San Jose 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 2026·16 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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The sign welcoming visitors to the historic downtown area of the city of Campbell.
Campbell$1.62M median · 23.4 min commute
Commute B+Housing DCost of living B−
83
Commute score
overall 67 C+
2
Mission Santa Clara de Asís, on the campus of Santa Clara University in California.
Santa Clara$1.58M median · 22.6 min commute
Commute B+Housing DCost of living B
82
Commute score
overall 70 B−
3
Valencia Hotel, Santana Row
San Jose$1.23M median · 27.3 min commute
Commute CHousing D−Cost of living B−
79
Commute score
overall 60 C
4
Alum Rock$910k median · 27.9 min commute
Commute D+Housing FCost of living B
76
Commute score
overall 52 D+
5
Historic Murphy Avenue in Downtown Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale$1.80M median · 23.0 min commute
Commute A−Housing D+Cost of living B−
76
Commute score
overall 73 B
6
The photograph is of the front exterior of the Stanford Post Office as viewed from the southwest. Photograph taken on 2019-03-15T20:43:14Z.
Stanford$2.00M+ median · 14.6 min commute
Commute A+Housing FCost of living A−
76
Commute score
overall 68 B−
7
Cali Mill Plaza, Cupertino City Center, at the intersection of De Anza and Stevens Creek Boulevards in Cupertino.
Cupertino$2.00M+ median · 23.6 min commute
Commute B+Housing CCost of living B
75
Commute score
overall 75 B
8
Milpitas, CA City Hall
Milpitas$1.25M median · 25.8 min commute
Commute B−Housing D+Cost of living C+
73
Commute score
overall 68 B−
9
These unique entrance ornaments are placed on or next to all major thoroughfares to greet visitors to Los Altos. This particular one is located in Lincoln Park,
Los Altos$2.00M+ median · 22.3 min commute
Commute A−Housing C+Cost of living B
73
Commute score
overall 77 B
10
This is a photo of a place or building that is listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in the United States. Its reference number is
Saratoga$2.00M+ median · 25.1 min commute
Commute B−Housing C+Cost of living B
73
Commute score
overall 71 B−
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Campbell (Coolcaesar at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0); Santa Clara (JaGa · CC BY-SA 3.0); San Jose (Payton Chung · CC BY 2.0); Sunnyvale (The Sands of Time 0 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Stanford (Steven Baltakatei Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0); Cupertino (Coolcaesar at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0); Milpitas (Dmitriy Grigoryev · CC BY-SA 3.0); Los Altos (Coolcaesar at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0); Saratoga (LPS.1 · CC0).