Transportation in Thousand Oaks, CA
Commute patterns, travel times, and transportation modes — 2023 ACS Data
Commute Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)Mean Commute
20 min
-17% vs national
Drive Alone
66.9%
-15% vs national
Public Transit
0.6%
-37% vs national
Work From Home
21.2%
+128% vs national
Carpool
7.7%
Walk / Bike
2.2%
combined
How Thousand Oaks's Commute Compares
Source: Census ACS (2023)How People Get to Work
Source: Census ACS (2023)Commute Mode Breakdown
Source: Census ACS (2023)Traffic Fatalities
Source: NHTSA FARS (2023)Fatalities
8
2023
6-Year Avg
6
fatalities/yr
Pedestrian
2
Nighttime
1
dark conditions
| Year | Crashes | Fatalities | Alcohol | Pedestrian | Cyclist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Data from NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Includes only crashes involving at least one fatality.
The average commute in Thousand Oaks, CA is 20 minutes, which is 16.7% below the national average of 23 minutes. 66.9% of workers drive alone, compared to the national average of 78.7%. 21.2% work from home, which is above the CA state average of 14.0%. 7.7% of workers carpool. 1.8% walk to work. In 2023, there were 8 traffic fatalities from 8 fatal crashes. 2 were pedestrians.