2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Pacific Grove, CA vs Scotts Valley, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Scotts Valley is 6.4% longer than it is for residents of Pacific Grove.
- 18.7% more residents of Scotts Valley work from home compared to residents of Pacific Grove.
 Pacific Grove, CAScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2727
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 Commute Mode
 Pacific Grove, CAScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)68.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.5%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.9%0.5%
 Walk3.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock19.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Pacific Grove, CAScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.8.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock11.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.19.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock15.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.2%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock14.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.6%2.9%
Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 19 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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