2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Boulder, CO vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Long Beach is 11.3% longer than it is for residents of Boulder.
- 56.4% fewer residents of Long Beach work from home compared to residents of Boulder.
 Boulder, COLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3127
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 Commute Mode
 Boulder, COLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)45.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.6%0.5%
 Walk9.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Boulder, COLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock4.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.21.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock9.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.7%2.9%
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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