2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Palo Alto, CA vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Mesa is 0.9% longer than it is for residents of Palo Alto.
- 51.8% fewer residents of Mesa work from home compared to residents of Palo Alto.
 Palo Alto, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2527
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 Commute Mode
 Palo Alto, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Auto (alone)51.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock12.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.6%0.5%
 Walk4.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Palo Alto, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock15.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.22.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock8.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.2%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock7.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%2.9%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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