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Big Bear Lake, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- The average commute for residents of South Lake Tahoe is 5.3% shorter than it is for residents of Big Bear Lake.
- 51.3% fewer residents of South Lake Tahoe work from home compared to residents of Big Bear Lake.

Transportation
 Big Bear Lake, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Time211527
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 Commute Mode
 Big Bear Lake, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)71.3%66.5%73.2%
 Carpool3.6%10.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%3.1%4.2%
 Bicycle0.0%2.7%0.5%
 Walk4.0%6.7%2.5%
 Work at Home20.0%9.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Big Bear Lake, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.6.6%7.5%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.38.2%24.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.27.1%26.3%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.6.2%17.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.4.5%9.1%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.0.0%2.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.1%4.4%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.0.0%1.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.0%1.4%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.2.5%2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.5%2.4%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.9.4%0.9%2.9%

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Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 14 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 4 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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