2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Morro Bay, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Bakersfield is 2.2% longer than it is for residents of Morro Bay.
- 51.8% fewer residents of Bakersfield work from home compared to residents of Morro Bay.
 Morro Bay, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2427
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 Commute Mode
 Morro Bay, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)72.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.1%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk2.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.9%9.7%
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 Morro Bay, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.5.8%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.8.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock23.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.8%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.3%2.9%
Reviews for Morro Bay    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Morro Bay is mostly a small,quiet,working fishing and retirement community.It is located approximately 12 miles north of San Luis Obispo,Ca.The weather here is mild most  More

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Beautiful area, right on the ocean, cool huge rock in the water. I love the small, walkable community and the farmers market is awesome. The temperature is always  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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