2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Santa Monica, CA vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Fresno is 3.5% shorter than it is for residents of Santa Monica.
- 67.9% fewer residents of Fresno work from home compared to residents of Santa Monica.
 Santa Monica, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Monica, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)58.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.4%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.4%0.5%
 Walk6.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Monica, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.12.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.6%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.2%2.9%
Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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