2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Fairfax, VA vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Fresno is 7.1% shorter than it is for residents of Fairfax.
- 58.0% fewer residents of Fresno work from home compared to residents of Fairfax.
 Fairfax, VAFresno, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Commute Mode
 Fairfax, VAFresno, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)63.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.4%0.5%
 Walk4.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Fairfax, VAFresno, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.2%2.9%
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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