Alturas, CA Commuting


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United States / California / No Metro Area / Modoc County / Alturas / Zip Codes
Alturas, CA is a small city located in California's Modoc County. While Alturas may be seen as a rural area, it still offers several public transportation options for its residents. The most popular option for traveling around town is the Modoc Express, which provides taxi, paratransit and general transit services. It also has a shuttle service that connects to Reno-Tahoe International Airport and other nearby towns and cities. Another transit option available in Alturas is Alturabus, which provides local bus service throughout the city. Buses typically run from 7am to 7pm Monday through Friday and 9am to 5pm on weekends. For those looking to explore further out in the county, Greyhound offers regular trips from Alturas to Sacramento and other major California destinations. Additionally, many people rely on carpools or ridesharing services like Uber or Lyft to get around town. With these various transportation options available, residents of Alturas can easily get around town or explore beyond its borders.

The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Alturas takes 15.2 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.

How people in Alturas get to work:
- 82.9% drive their own car alone
- 9.9% carpool with others
- 4.2% work from home
- 0.0% take mass transit
     Commute Time To Work

  TransportationAlturas, CaliforniaUnited States
  17.026.8
  Commute Mode
  88.0%73.2%
  3.9%8.6%
  0.0%4.2%
  0.0%0.5%
  4.6%2.5%
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Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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