Beaumont Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Beaumont, California: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Beaumont: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Beaumont spend about 62 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 259 hours, about 10.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 32% more time on the road than the California average of 23.5 minutes each way, a difference of 7.6 minutes.

Beaumont holds about 0.1% of California's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Beaumont would save about 104 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,209 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area	One-Way Commute	Daily Round-Trip	Yearly Time Spent	Estimated Yearly Cost	Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Beaumont	31.1 min	62.1 min	259 hrs/yr	$8,023	1,791
California	23.5 min	47.0 min	196 hrs/yr	$6,065	2,449
United States	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,790	1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Beaumont Commute Map

On average, it takes 31.1 minutes to get to work in Beaumont. That's 39% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 12.3% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Beaumont

Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Beaumont: 4.0 times less than the California average (0.1% vs 0.2%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Beaumont: 6.2 times less than the California average (0.5% vs 2.9%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Beaumont, versus 0.2% in California.

Biking is unusually rare in Beaumont: 4061201.5 times less than the California average (0.0% vs 0.7%).

Commute Mode Trends in Beaumont, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Beaumont get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show commute mode data by year

Year	Car	Worked at Home	Walked	Other	Public Transportation	Motorcycle	Taxi	Bicycle
2009	92.2%	4.9%	0.8%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	0.0%	0.7%
2010	91.4%	6.1%	0.8%	0.5%	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%	0.6%
2011	91.7%	6.1%	0.8%	0.5%	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%	0.3%
2012	92.3%	5.0%	0.9%	0.4%	0.7%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%
2013	92.0%	4.7%	1.4%	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.0%	0.2%
2014	91.5%	5.7%	1.0%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
2015	91.7%	5.0%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
2016	91.7%	4.6%	1.6%	0.9%	0.8%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
2017	90.9%	4.9%	1.9%	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%
2018	91.1%	5.1%	1.5%	1.0%	1.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
2019	91.5%	4.5%	1.5%	1.3%	1.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
2020	90.4%	5.9%	1.6%	1.0%	0.9%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	88.1%	8.1%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	88.2%	8.6%	1.5%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	86.0%	10.8%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	85.1%	12.3%	1.4%	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2012 at 92.3%. Overall it fell from 92.2% in 2009 to 85.1% in 2024, down 7.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Beaumont: its share of workers rose from 4.9% in 2009 to 12.3% in 2024, up 7.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Riding a motorcycle lost the most ground, falling from 0.8% to 0.1% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).

Public transit overtook biking to become the 5th most common choice in the 2012 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Beaumont

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Beaumont?

The bars show when commuters in Beaumont leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show California for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM		10.4%
5:00-5:29 AM		5.0%
5:30-5:59 AM		3.7%
6:00-6:29 AM		10.3%
6:30-6:59 AM		10.3%
7:00-7:29 AM		15.4%
7:30-7:59 AM		8.0%
8:00-8:29 AM		8.0%
8:30-8:59 AM		2.8%
9:00-9:59 AM		7.0%
10:00-10:59 AM		1.4%
11:00-11:59 AM		1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM		6.3%
4:00-11:59 PM		10.0%

Beaumont California Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Beaumont is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.1% across California. Early starts are more common than in California: 19.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.8% there. The morning rush looks much like California's: 41.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 43.3% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.1%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Beaumont, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Beaumont Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Beaumont next to California and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show typical departure times by year

Year	Beaumont	California	United States
2009	7:11 AM	7:39 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:16 AM	7:41 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:23 AM	7:41 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:27 AM	7:42 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:24 AM	7:43 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:24 AM	7:43 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:28 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:27 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:25 AM	7:42 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:24 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:22 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:18 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:20 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:20 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:22 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:20 AM	7:45 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Beaumont were on the road by 7:20 AM, 9 minutes later than in 2009 (7:11 AM). The shift is sharper than across California, where the typical start moved 6 minutes later. Commuters in Beaumont now leave 18 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Beaumont has moved 2 minutes earlier.

How does Beaumont's commute time compare?

Metric	Beaumont	California	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	31.1 min	23.5 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	12:00 AM – 04:59 AM	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	12.3%	17.2%	15.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.4%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.5%	2.9%	3.2%

The average commute time in Beaumont is 31.1 minutes, longer than the 23.5 minutes in California.

0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.9% in California. 1.4% commute by walking, lower than the 2.4% in California.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Beaumont, CA Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Beaumont, CA compares with the 2 cities closest to it.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Beaumont, CA	41,121	31.1 min #2/3	12.3% #1/3	7:20 AM #3/3
Banning, CA	26,926	30.2 min	6.3%	7:09 AM
San Jacinto, CA	46,524	33.0 min	9.9%	7:16 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Beaumont, California.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Beaumont, California?

Commuters here spend an estimated 259 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,023 at a typical national wage. That's 32% more than the typical California commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Beaumont, California?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Beaumont, California. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in Beaumont, California?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.5% of commuters use it versus 2.9% in California, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.