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Hawthorne, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Bakersfield is 5.6% shorter than it is for residents of Hawthorne.
- 14.0% fewer residents of Bakersfield work from home compared to residents of Hawthorne.
 Hawthorne, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Hawthorne, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk1.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.9%9.7%
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 Hawthorne, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock23.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.16.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.3%2.9%
Reviews for Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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