2026 Compare Cities Commuting:
Petaluma, CA vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Madera is 2.0% shorter than it is for residents of Petaluma.
- 63.8% fewer residents of Madera work from home compared to residents of Petaluma.
 Petaluma, CAMadera, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2927
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 Commute Mode
 Petaluma, CAMadera, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)70.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock18.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk1.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock4.8%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Petaluma, CAMadera, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock13.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock10.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.10.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock5.8%2.9%
Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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