2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Merced, CA vs Mountain View, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Mountain View is 2.5% shorter than it is for residents of Merced.
- 246.8% more residents of Mountain View work from home compared to residents of Merced.
 Merced, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2527
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 Commute Mode
 Merced, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)78.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock5.4%0.5%
 Walk1.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock20.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Merced, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock4.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock19.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.8%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock9.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.4%2.9%
Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s  More

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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