El Sobrante (Contra Costa Cnty), CA is a small community located approximately 25 miles east of San Francisco. Despite its small size, it offers an impressive array of public transportation options. The County Connection Bus system provides local and express service throughout Contra Costa County, with stops in El Sobrante. Service is provided on weekdays and Saturday but does not run on Sundays or holidays. Additionally, AC Transit buses serve El Sobrante from Berkeley in the north and San Leandro in the south, and BART trains connect El Sobrante to the rest of the Bay Area from its nearby El Cerrito del Norte station. Lastly, a free shuttle route for El Sobrante residents is available within the town itself. All together these public transportation options make it easy for those living in El Sobrante to travel locally or into larger cities like San Francisco or Oakland.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) takes 35.9 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) get to work:
- 71.0% drive their own car alone
- 11.0% carpool with others
- 5.1% work from home
- 10.7% take mass transit