What does a typical morning commute look like in La Verne?
Map AI8/20/26, 3:58 PM
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 231 hours, about 9.6 full days, spent commuting.
That is 17% more time on the road than the California average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 4.1 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 92 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,861 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
27.7 min
55.4 min
231 hrs/yr
$7,152
3,514
California
23.6 min
47.2 min
197 hrs/yr
$6,099
2,449
United States
22.5 min
44.9 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,803
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
27.7
minutes to get to work in
La Verne.
That's 23% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
,
followed by
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
.
Most people travel to work by
Car
, followed by
Worked at Home
.
About 19.8%
work from home.
Commute mode distribution
Car:
75.6%
Worked at Home:
19.8%
Walked:
2.1%
Other:
1.0%
Bicycle:
0.7%
Public Transportation:
0.7%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle commuting is essentially absent in La Verne, versus 0.2% in California.
Public Transportation commuting is unusually low in La Verne: 4.9 times less than the California average (0.7% vs 3.2%).
How does La Verne's commute time compare?
Metric
La Verne
California
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
27.7 min
23.6 min
22.5 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
19.8%
15.5%
13.4%
Walked
2.1%
2.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.7%
3.2%
3.5%
The average commute time in La Verne is 27.7 minutes, longer than the 23.6 minutes in California.
0.7% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.2% in California. 2.1% commute by walking, lower than the 2.4% in California.
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 231 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,152 at a typical national wage. That's 17% more than the typical California commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in La Verne, California?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in La Verne, California. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 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 0.7% of commuters use it versus 3.2% in California, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.