El Centro, California offers a variety of public transportation options to its citizens. The Imperial Valley Transit provides bus service throughout the city, with routes that cover all parts of it. Residents also have access to Greyhound and Amtrak rail services. El Centro is conveniently located near the Mexico-U.S. border, making it easy for travelers to go back and forth between Mexico and the United States. The Yuma International Airport is about 45 miles away from El Centro and provides flights to Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Diego. With these transportation options in place, El Centro is well-connected to the rest of California and beyond.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in El Centro takes 18.4 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in El Centro get to work:
- 81.3% drive their own car alone
- 9.5% carpool with others
- 4.0% work from home
- 1.4% take mass transit