Huntington Park Commute Time Map & Patterns
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Commute Time Burden in Huntington Park: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Huntington Park 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 7.5 minutes.
Huntington Park holds about 0.1% of California's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Huntington Park would save about 103 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,206 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Park | 31.0 min | 62.1 min | 259 hrs/yr | $8,015 | 4,394 |
| 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.
Huntington Park Commute Map
On average, it takes 31.0 minutes to get to work in Huntington Park. That's 38% 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 public transit. About 5.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Huntington Park
- Car: 79.7%
- Public Transportation: 7.4%
- Worked at Home: 5.8%
- Walked: 2.8%
- Other: 2.7%
- Bicycle: 0.8%
- Taxi: 0.8% unusually high
- Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Huntington Park, versus 0.2% in California.
Taking a taxi is unusually common in Huntington Park: 3.7 times more than the California average (0.8% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Huntington Park, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Huntington Park 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.
Show commute mode data by year
| Year | Car | Public Transportation | Worked at Home | Walked | Other | Taxi | Bicycle | Motorcycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 77.5% | 13.3% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | 13.3% | 2.2% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | 13.7% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | 13.3% | 2.2% | 5.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | 13.2% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | 13.4% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | 12.4% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | 11.1% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | 10.9% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | 9.6% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | 8.8% | 3.1% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | 8.0% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | 7.6% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | 7.1% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | 7.4% | 5.8% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2023 at 80.6% and lowest in 2010 at 76.6%. Overall it rose from 77.5% in 2009 to 79.7% in 2024, up 2.2 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Huntington Park: its share of workers rose from 2.3% in 2009 to 5.8% in 2024, up 3.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 13.3% to 7.4% of workers (down 5.9 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 3rd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.
Walking peaked at 5.7% in 2011 and has since fallen back to 2.8%.
Commute Start Times in Huntington Park
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Huntington Park?
The bars show when commuters in Huntington Park 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 |
12:00-4:59 AM
Huntington Park10.2%
California6.7%
|
10.2% |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00-5:29 AM |
5:00-5:29 AM
Huntington Park7.1%
California4.5%
|
7.1% |
| 5:30-5:59 AM |
5:30-5:59 AM
Huntington Park4.3%
California4.5%
|
4.3% |
| 6:00-6:29 AM |
6:00-6:29 AM
Huntington Park9.3%
California8.4%
|
9.3% |
| 6:30-6:59 AM |
6:30-6:59 AM
Huntington Park7.8%
California7.5%
|
7.8% |
| 7:00-7:29 AM |
7:00-7:29 AM
Huntington Park14.2%
California13.1%
|
14.2% |
| 7:30-7:59 AM |
7:30-7:59 AM
Huntington Park9.8%
California10.2%
|
9.8% |
| 8:00-8:29 AM |
8:00-8:29 AM
Huntington Park9.7%
California12.6%
|
9.7% |
| 8:30-8:59 AM |
8:30-8:59 AM
Huntington Park3.7%
California5.8%
|
3.7% |
| 9:00-9:59 AM |
9:00-9:59 AM
Huntington Park6.5%
California8.6%
|
6.5% |
| 10:00-10:59 AM |
10:00-10:59 AM
Huntington Park2.8%
California3.9%
|
2.8% |
| 11:00-11:59 AM |
11:00-11:59 AM
Huntington Park2.4%
California1.8%
|
2.4% |
| 12:00-3:59 PM |
12:00-3:59 PM
Huntington Park7.1%
California6.9%
|
7.1% |
| 4:00-11:59 PM |
4:00-11:59 PM
Huntington Park5.0%
California5.5%
|
5.0% |
Huntington Park California Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Huntington Park is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.1% across California. Early starts are more common than in California: 21.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.8% there. The morning rush looks much like California's: 41.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 43.3% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.8%) 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 Huntington Park, 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 Huntington Park 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 Huntington Park 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.
Show typical departure times by year
| Year | Huntington Park | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7:20 AM | 7:39 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2010 | 7:21 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2011 | 7:20 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2012 | 7:20 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2013 | 7:17 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2014 | 7:18 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2015 | 7:18 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2016 | 7:18 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2017 | 7:17 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2018 | 7:16 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2019 | 7:15 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2020 | 7:19 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2021 | 7:20 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2022 | 7:17 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2023 | 7:22 AM | 7:44 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2024 | 7:24 AM | 7:45 AM | 7:38 AM |
In 2024, half of commuters in Huntington Park were on the road by 7:24 AM, 3 minutes later than in 2009 (7:20 AM). Across California the shift was bigger still, with the typical start moving 6 minutes later. Commuters in Huntington Park now leave 14 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 Huntington Park has moved 9 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Huntington Park in the whole series.
How does Huntington Park's commute time compare?
| Metric | Huntington Park | California | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Commute Time | 31.0 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 | 5.8% | 17.2% | 15.0% |
| Walked | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Public Transit | 7.4% | 2.9% | 3.2% |
The average commute time in Huntington Park is 31.0 minutes, longer than the 23.5 minutes in California.
7.4% commute by public transit, higher than the 2.9% in California. 2.8% commute by walking, higher than the 2.4% in California.
Huntington Park, CA Commute Compared With Nearby Cities
Huntington Park, CA is the 2nd largest of the 4 cities compared here, 53,550 residents against a local median of 33,319. Huntington Park, CA's work from home, at 5.8%, runs 33% above the 4.4% typical of the cities around it.
The cities themselves spread 0.9% on work from home, so Huntington Park, CA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Huntington Park, CA has the highest work from home of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | One-way commute | Work from home | Typical departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Park, CA | 53,550 | 31.0 min #3/4 | 5.8% #1/4 | 7:24 AM #3/4 |
| Maywood, CA | 22,721 | 30.3 min | 4.4% | 7:08 AM |
| Florence-Graham, CA | 59,963 | 31.7 min | 5.2% | 7:32 AM |
| Bell, CA | 33,319 | 30.5 min | 4.3% | 7:04 AM |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about commuting in Huntington Park, California.
Is living in Huntington Park, California good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 259 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,015 at a typical national wage. That's 32% more than the typical California commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Huntington Park, California?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Huntington Park, 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.