2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Sarasota, FL vs La Mesa, CA

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- The average commute for residents of La Mesa is 3.5% longer than it is for residents of Sarasota.
- 10.4% fewer residents of La Mesa work from home compared to residents of Sarasota.
 Sarasota, FLLa Mesa, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Sarasota, FLLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk1.9%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.3%9.7%
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 Sarasota, FLLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock5.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.15.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock14.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.26.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock8.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.17.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock7.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.2%2.9%
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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