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Miles of Public Roads
Los Angeles County

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  • Los Angeles County has about 515 miles of freeway and expressway.
  • The California Department of Transportation reports that 221.8 million vehicle miles are driven daily in Los Angeles County.*

The longest street in Los Angeles is Sepulveda Boulevard.


Two-thirds of urban space in Los Angeles County is devoted to transportation.


Also see: Freeway & Highway System Map of Los Angeles County


Miles of Maintained Roadway By Jurisdiction

See table below for breakdown by city and jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Miles of Road
City Roads 17,747.38
County Roads 3,606.95
State Highways 836.10
National Park Service 7.64
U.S. Forest Service 167.28
State Parks 26.94
Total Maintained Miles 22,392.29

*Source: California Department of Transportation, 2022 Public Road Data

Miles of Maintained Roadway By Functional Classification

Type of Roadway Miles of Road
Principal Arterial 1 Interstate 310.17
Other Freeways & Expressways 202.62
Other Principal Arterial 1,960.10
Minor Arterial 1 2,536.90
Major Collector 2 3,105.67
Minor Collector 2 313.90
Local 3 13,962.92
Total Maintained Miles 22,392.29

1) Arterial roads are high-capacity roads delivering traffic from collector roads to freeways and expressways and between urban centers.
2) Collector roads are low-to-moderate capacity roads moving traffic from local streets to arterial roads. Collector roads typically access residential areas.
3) Local streets are thoroughfares among residences and buildings along which people may move, interact and assemble.

*Source: California Department of Transportation, 2022 Public Road Data


Also see: Freeway & Highway System Map of Los Angeles County


Maintained Miles of Roadway & Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel by City/Jurisdiction

City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Agoura Hills 0.01 69.54 69.55 0.00 197.50 197.50
Alhambra --- 144.60 144.60 --- 737.02 737.02
Arcadia --- 148.12 148.12 --- 663.08 663.08
Artesia --- 33.15 33.15 --- 162.54 162.54
Avalon 11.39 --- 11.39 2.48 --- 2.48
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Azusa --- 100.78 100.78 --- 407.22 407.22
Baldwin Park --- 106.29 106.29 --- 399.29 399.29
Bell --- 42.10 42.10 --- 334.14 334.14
Bell Gardens --- 38.71 38.71 --- 239.49 239.49
Bellflower --- 105.31 105.31 --- 608.08 608.08
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Beverly Hills --- 104.58 104.58 --- 480.88 480.88
Bradbury --- 3.33 3.33 --- 7.39 7.39
Burbank --- 234.76 234.76 --- 1,157.82 1,157.82
Calabasas 2.83 54.62 57.46 35.66 208.70 244.36
Carson --- 205.37 205.37 --- 1,131.39 1,131.39
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Cerritos --- 141.42 141.42 --- 419.24 419.24
Claremont 2.20 129.12 131.32 1.03 327.16 328.19
Commerce --- 64.69 64.69 --- 496.84 496.84
Compton --- 179.54 179.54 --- 844.98 844.98
Covina --- 116.15 116.15 --- 589.83 589.83
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Cudahy --- 14.72 14.72 --- 157.24 157.24
Culver City --- 87.42 87.42 --- 621.31 621.31
Diamond Bar --- 152.11 152.11 --- 481.12 481.12
Downey --- 213.15 213.15 --- 957.89 957.89
Duarte --- 49.46 49.46 --- 163.93 163.93
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
El Monte --- 140.87 140.87 --- 664.81 664.81
El Segundo --- 53.24 53.24 --- 324.65 324.65
Gardena --- 105.09 105.09 --- 585.93 585.93
Glendale --- 349.26 349.26 --- 1,535.40 1,535.40
Glendora --- 164.19 164.19 --- 482.34 482.34
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Hawaiian Gardens --- 17.32 17.32 --- 54.53 54.53
Hawthorne --- 96.07 96.07 --- 685.64 685.64
Hermosa Beach --- 46.39 46.39 --- 165.54 165.54
Hidden Hills --- 4.00 4.00 --- 2.75 2.75
Huntington Park --- 56.71 56.71 --- 441.27 441.27
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Industry --- 64.87 64.87 --- 530.89 530.89
Inglewood --- 157.95 157.95 --- 913.95 913.95
Irwindale --- 28.78 28.78 --- 376.73 376.73
La Cañada Flintridge --- 84.75 84.75 --- 208.92 208.92
La Habra Heights --- 50.70 50.70 --- 104.33 104.33
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
La Mirada --- 127.31 127.31 --- 476.57 476.57
La Puente --- 65.67 65.67 --- 292.68 292.68
La Verne --- 92.07 92.07 --- 250.44 250.44
Lakewood --- 190.79 190.79 --- 611.59 611.59
Lancaster 71.50 578.74 650.24 165.98 1,589.64 1,755.62
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Lawndale --- 39.91 39.91 --- 364.27 364.27
Lomita --- 32.99 32.99 --- 113.23 113.23
Long Beach 0.13 855.84 855.97 0.04 3,646.96 3,646.99
Los Angeles --- 6,642.70 6,642.70 --- 34,214.37 34,214.37
Lynwood --- 90.26 90.26 --- 460.68 460.68
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Malibu 9.79 63.28 73.07 2.80 61.83 64.63
Manhattan Beach --- 103.13 103.13 --- 214.63 214.63
Maywood --- 31.74 31.74 --- 111.68 111.68
Monrovia --- 89.58 89.58 --- 397.01 397.01
Montebello --- 122.16 122.16 --- 626.32 626.32
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Monterey Park --- 123.39 123.39 --- 539.81 539.81
Norwalk --- 184.56 184.56 --- 705.40 705.40
Palmdale 0.12 565.88 566.00 0.07 1,850.31 1,850.38
Palos Verdes Estates --- 72.16 72.16 --- 124.94 124.94
Paramount --- 69.77 69.77 --- 319.22 319.22
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Pasadena --- 354.37 354.37 --- 1,646.30 1,646.30
Pico Rivera --- 131.71 131.71 --- 575.61 575.61
Pomona --- 307.79 307.79 --- 1,159.70 1,159.70
Rancho Palos Verdes --- 156.85 156.85 --- 422.13 422.13
Redondo Beach --- 121.66 121.66 --- 373.60 373.60
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Rolling Hills --- 15.54 15.54 --- 4.65 4.65
Rolling Hills Estates --- 30.93 30.93 --- 173.39 173.39
Rosemead --- 78.18 78.18 --- 427.33 427.33
San Dimas --- 120.92 120.92 --- 356.24 356.24
San Fernando --- 47.52 47.52 --- 122.77 122.77
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
San Gabriel --- 75.20 75.20 --- 350.69 350.69
San Marino --- 57.68 57.68 --- 189.46 189.46
Santa Clarita 3.11 443.53 446.65 53.13 1,810.62 1,863.75
Santa Fe Springs --- 85.66 85.66 --- 698.97 698.97
Santa Monica --- 155.08 155.08 --- 813.41 813.41
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Sierra Madre --- 38.70 38.70 --- 87.33 87.33
Signal Hill --- 32.62 32.62 --- 164.40 164.40
South El Monte --- 38.71 38.71 --- 207.50 207.50
South Gate --- 123.59 123.59 --- 420.43 420.43
South Pasadena --- 63.05 63.05 --- 238.21 238.21
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Temple City --- 72.95 72.95 --- 269.15 269.15
Torrance --- 315.92 315.92 --- 1,450.10 1,450.10
Vernon --- 47.03 47.03 --- 394.31 394.31
Walnut --- 110.51 110.51 --- 385.51 385.51
West Covina --- 247.79 247.79 --- 894.49 894.49
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
West Hollywood --- 38.27 38.27 --- 354.74 354.74
Westlake Village --- 33.18 33.18 --- 95.10 95.10
Whittier --- 200.20 200.20 --- 749.88 749.88
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
Other Jurisdictions:
Los Angeles County 1,362.45 2,244.51 3,606.95 3,475.67 8,595.95 12,071.62
National Park Service 2.67 4.97 7.64 0.23 1.40 1.63
State Highways 207.10 629.00 836.10 4,309.94 98,612.40 102,922.34
State Parks 23.20 3.74 26.94 5.44 1.08 6.53
U.S. Forest Service 154.87 12.41 167.28 44.78 9.94 54.72
City / Jurisdiction Maintained Miles Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT)* (thousands)
Rural Urbanized Total Rural Urbanized Total
County Total 1,851.36 20,540.93 22,392.29 8,097.27 187,900.11 195,997.37

* Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT), commonly referred to as vehicle miles traveled(VMT), reflects the total and per-person number of miles traveled in personal vehicles on a typical weekday.

*Source: California Department of Transportation, 2022 Public Road Data