The small town of Chester, California (zip code 96020) is located in the Northern Sierra Mountains and offers a variety of public transportation options. The main mode of transport in this rural community is by car, with the highway running through town allowing residents to reach outlying areas—including Reno, Nevada to the east and Redding, California to the west—in just under two hours. There are also bus services operating within and outside of town; these include Plumas Transit routes that connect Chester with Greenville and Quincy as well as Yuba-Sutter Transit services connecting Chester with Marysville and Yuba City. In addition, Amtrak has daily stops in Truckee, California which is just over an hour away from Chester. Finally, many residents use bicycles or walking here as a convenient way to get around town due to the nearby trails and paths that make up some of the most beautiful scenery in all of Northern California.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Chester (zip 96020) takes 21.9 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Chester (zip 96020) get to work:
- 70.8% drive their own car alone
- 13.8% carpool with others
- 5.2% work from home
- 0.1% take mass transit