Ridgecrest, CA Commuting


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Ridgecrest, CA is located in the southern part of California's Mojave Desert. This small city offers a number of transportation options such as taxi services, buses, and rental cars. Taxis are available throughout the city and multiple companies provide service to local destinations and beyond. The Kern Regional Transit also provides public bus service that serves Ridgecrest and all of its neighboring towns. The service operates on a regular schedule throughout the week. Finally, many rental car companies have offices located in Ridgecrest, providing access to vehicles for those who need them. With these different transportation options available in Ridgecrest, residents can easily get around town and travel to nearby areas if needed.

The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Ridgecrest takes 23.4 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.

How people in Ridgecrest get to work:
- 78.3% drive their own car alone
- 11.9% carpool with others
- 3.6% work from home
- 0.1% take mass transit
     Commute Time To Work

  TransportationRidgecrest, CaliforniaUnited States
  15.726.8
  Commute Mode
  74.8%73.2%
  13.5%8.6%
  0.1%4.2%
  1.1%0.5%
  1.7%2.5%
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For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 12 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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