2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Half Moon Bay, CA vs Goleta, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Goleta is 11.3% shorter than it is for residents of Half Moon Bay.
- 22.5% fewer residents of Goleta work from home compared to residents of Half Moon Bay.
 Half Moon Bay, CAGoleta, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1827
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 Commute Mode
 Half Moon Bay, CAGoleta, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock4.1%0.5%
 Walk5.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.8%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Half Moon Bay, CAGoleta, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock13.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.4.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.8.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%2.9%
Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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