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Mesquite, TX vs El Cajon, CA

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- The average commute for residents of El Cajon is 5.7% shorter than it is for residents of Mesquite.
- 25.5% more residents of El Cajon work from home compared to residents of Mesquite.
 Mesquite, TXEl Cajon, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Mesquite, TXEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)77.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.1%0.5%
 Walk0.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.5%9.7%
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 Mesquite, TXEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.12.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.7.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock5.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.7%2.9%
Reviews for Mesquite    6 Reviews

The City of Mesquite, TX has a big problem with overlooking serious problems involving safety of the roads and drunk drivers. There has been numerous accidents and  More

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Over 12 years ago

Everything is soooo spaced out which I hate the most coming from the Midwest where everything is about 15-20 minutes away. I live in Mesquite which is where people with  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mesquite, TX will not even enforce their own documented travel policies against violators consisting of some former and current (2009) council and staff. Although  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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