2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Long Beach, CA vs Berkeley, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Berkeley is 0.1% shorter than it is for residents of Long Beach.
- 112.5% more residents of Berkeley work from home compared to residents of Long Beach.
 Long Beach, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3127
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 Commute Mode
 Long Beach, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)71.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock5.9%0.5%
 Walk2.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock22.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Long Beach, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock15.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.17.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock12.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.4%2.9%
Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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