2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Aspen, CO vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Santa Monica is 13.1% longer than it is for residents of Aspen.
- 63.2% more residents of Santa Monica work from home compared to residents of Aspen.
 Aspen, COSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2627
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 Commute Mode
 Aspen, COSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)42.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit13.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock3.6%0.5%
 Walk13.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock22.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Aspen, COSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.7.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.34.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock15.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.2.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock10.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.0.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%2.9%
Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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