Elk Grove, CA Commuting


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Elk Grove, CA is a city located in Sacramento County and is home to over 170,000 people. Residents of this vibrant community enjoy easy access to a wide variety of public transportation options. Public transit in Elk Grove includes multiple bus routes from the Sacramento Regional Transit as well as the Cosumnes River College Shuttle. The city also provides its own Dial-A-Ride service for seniors and disabled individuals. Furthermore, many commuters make use of the light rail system connecting downtown Sacramento with Elk Grove and other nearby suburbs. With so many transport links readily available, getting around Elk Grove is convenient and easy for residents and visitors alike.

The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Elk Grove takes 31.1 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.

How people in Elk Grove get to work:
- 78.1% drive their own car alone
- 12.2% carpool with others
- 5.9% work from home
- 2.2% take mass transit
     Commute Time To Work

  TransportationElk Grove, CaliforniaUnited States
  32.826.8
  Commute Mode
  73.0%73.2%
  10.0%8.6%
  1.8%4.2%
  0.2%0.5%
  0.7%2.5%
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I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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