| TRANSPORT | Palm Desert | Indio | United States |
| Commute Time | 22.9 | 23.7 | 28.1 |
| COMMUTE MODE | | | |
| Auto (alone) | 77.81% | 69.21% | 75.83% |
| Carpool | 9.23% | 20.52% | 10.67% |
| Mass Transit | 1.36% | 2.20% | 4.78% |
| Work at Home | 8.22% | 4.07% | 4.07% |
| COMMUTE TIME TO WORK | | | |
| Commute Less Than 15 min. | 44.68% | 27.16% | 28.58% |
| Commute 15 to 29 min. | 35.65% | 48.79% | 36.13% |
| Commute 30 to 44 min. | 11.56% | 18.14% | 19.69% |
| Commute 45 to 59 min. | 1.61% | 2.83% | 7.50% |
| Commute greater than 60 min. | 6.50% | 3.08% | 8.10% |
