La Verne Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in La Verne, 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 La Verne: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in La Verne spend about 55 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 227 hours, about 9.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 16% more time on the road than the California average of 23.5 minutes each way, a difference of 3.8 minutes.

La Verne 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 La Verne would save about 91 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,821 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)
La Verne	27.3 min	54.6 min	227 hrs/yr	$7,052	3,514
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.

La Verne Commute Map

On average, it takes 27.3 minutes to get to work in La Verne. That's 22% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 22.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in La Verne

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in La Verne, versus 0.2% in California.

Public transit is unusually rare in La Verne: 3.5 times less than the California average (0.8% vs 2.9%).

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

Commute Mode Trends in La Verne, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in La Verne 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	Public Transportation	Bicycle	Other	Taxi	Motorcycle
2009	91.1%	3.7%	1.1%	2.7%	0.4%	0.6%	0.0%	0.4%
2010	89.5%	4.9%	1.6%	2.7%	0.5%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%
2011	89.0%	5.2%	1.9%	2.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.5%
2012	88.5%	5.0%	2.1%	2.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%
2013	88.7%	4.3%	2.2%	2.6%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.4%
2014	88.7%	4.8%	2.5%	2.4%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.3%
2015	87.8%	4.8%	2.3%	2.8%	0.8%	1.2%	0.0%	0.3%
2016	86.9%	5.5%	2.1%	3.0%	0.8%	1.5%	0.0%	0.3%
2017	86.7%	5.8%	1.8%	3.5%	0.6%	1.4%	0.0%	0.3%
2018	87.0%	6.4%	1.6%	3.1%	0.4%	1.1%	0.0%	0.3%
2019	86.6%	7.0%	1.3%	2.8%	0.3%	1.6%	0.1%	0.4%
2020	83.6%	11.7%	1.1%	1.9%	0.2%	1.0%	0.1%	0.3%
2021	81.3%	14.2%	1.2%	2.0%	0.2%	0.8%	0.1%	0.3%
2022	79.9%	16.0%	1.4%	0.7%	0.6%	1.0%	0.1%	0.3%
2023	75.6%	19.8%	2.1%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	0.1%	0.0%
2024	73.6%	22.9%	1.5%	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 91.1% in 2009 to 73.6% in 2024, down 17.5 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in La Verne: its share of workers rose from 3.7% in 2009 to 22.9% in 2024, up 19.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 15.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 2.7% to 0.8% of workers (down 1.9 percentage points).

Walking overtook public transit to become the 3rd most common choice in the 2022 release and has stayed ahead since.

Walking peaked at 2.5% in 2014 and has since fallen back to 1.5%.

Commute Start Times in La Verne

What Time Do People Leave for Work in La Verne?

The bars show when commuters in La Verne 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		7.4%
5:00-5:29 AM		4.7%
5:30-5:59 AM		4.4%
6:00-6:29 AM		9.3%
6:30-6:59 AM		9.7%
7:00-7:29 AM		12.5%
7:30-7:59 AM		12.3%
8:00-8:29 AM		11.5%
8:30-8:59 AM		5.3%
9:00-9:59 AM		5.1%
10:00-10:59 AM		4.5%
11:00-11:59 AM		1.6%
12:00-3:59 PM		8.2%
4:00-11:59 PM		3.4%

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

The busiest time to head out in La Verne is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 12.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.1% across California. Early starts are about as common as in California: 16.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.8% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in California: 46.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 43.3% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.8%) 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 La Verne, 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 La Verne 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 La Verne 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	La Verne	California	United States
2009	7:33 AM	7:39 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:37 AM	7:41 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:37 AM	7:41 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:39 AM	7:42 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:34 AM	7:43 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:35 AM	7:43 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:31 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:29 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:27 AM	7:42 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:32 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:36 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:31 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:38 AM	7:42 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:46 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:39 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:35 AM	7:45 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in La Verne were on the road by 7:35 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:33 AM). Across California the shift was bigger still, with the typical start moving 6 minutes later. Commuters in La Verne now leave 3 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).

How does La Verne's commute time compare?

Metric	La Verne	California	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	27.3 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	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	22.9%	17.2%	15.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.4%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.8%	2.9%	3.2%

The average commute time in La Verne is 27.3 minutes, longer than the 23.5 minutes in California.

0.8% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.9% in California. 1.5% commute by walking, lower than the 2.4% in California.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

La Verne, CA Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

La Verne, CA is the smallest of the 6 cities compared here, 29,835 residents against a local median of 38,094. La Verne, CA's work from home, at 22.9%, runs 38% above the 16.6% typical of the cities around it.

The cities themselves spread 18.7% on work from home, so La Verne, CA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. La Verne, CA has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
La Verne, CA	29,835	27.3 min #4/6	22.9% #2/6	7:35 AM #4/6
San Dimas, CA	34,372	25.6 min	16.6%	7:41 AM
Claremont, CA	36,112	22.2 min	24.8%	8:01 AM
Pomona, CA	148,496	28.2 min	9.2%	7:27 AM
Glendora, CA	51,981	30.7 min	17.6%	7:30 AM
Montclair, CA	38,094	25.9 min	6.0%	7:25 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in La Verne, California.

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

Commuters here spend an estimated 227 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,052 at a typical national wage. That's 16% more than the typical California commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in La Verne, California?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in La Verne, California. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in La Verne, California?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.8% of commuters use it versus 2.9% in California, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How much time do residents in La Verne, California save by working from home?

About 22.9% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in La Verne would save about 91 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,821 at the same national wage assumption used above.