2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Half Moon Bay, CA vs Richmond, VA

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- The average commute for residents of Richmond is 7.8% shorter than it is for residents of Half Moon Bay.
- 24.8% fewer residents of Richmond work from home compared to residents of Half Moon Bay.
 Half Moon Bay, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Commute Mode
 Half Moon Bay, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.8%0.5%
 Walk5.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Half Moon Bay, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock9.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock21.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.4.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.8.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%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 Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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