2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Garden Grove, CA vs Salem, OR

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- The average commute for residents of Salem is 6.8% shorter than it is for residents of Garden Grove.
- 50.3% more residents of Salem work from home compared to residents of Garden Grove.
 Garden Grove, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2327
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 Garden Grove, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Auto (alone)76.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.4%0.5%
 Walk1.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Garden Grove, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.0.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock21.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.20.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.6%2.9%
Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews

I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has  More

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Over 8 years ago

So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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