Santa Cruz, California is a beach town nestled in the heart of the central coast. Residents here enjoy a laid back lifestyle surrounded by incredible natural beauty and culture. For those who need to travel around or out of town, Santa Cruz provides a variety of public transportation options. The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (SCMTD) offers buses that cover most of the city and its surrounding areas. Cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers have plenty of options too, with many bike lanes and trails available for recreation or commuting and over 600 miles of roadways to get around on. There are also train services available throughout Santa Cruz County via Amtrak's Coast Starlight line that connects San Francisco to Los Angeles. With so many transportation choices, residents in Santa Cruz can easily explore all that the area has to offer.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Santa Cruz takes 23.5 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Santa Cruz get to work:
- 58.1% drive their own car alone
- 7.9% carpool with others
- 6.5% work from home
- 6.5% take mass transit