Loma Linda Commute Time Map & Patterns
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Commute Time Burden in Loma Linda: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Loma Linda spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 138 hours, about 5.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 30% less time on the road than the California average of 23.5 minutes each way, a difference of 6.9 minutes.
Loma Linda holds about 0.1% of California's population but accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Loma Linda would save about 55 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,710 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda | 16.5 min | 33.1 min | 138 hrs/yr | $4,275 | 4,586 |
| 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.
Loma Linda Commute Map
On average, it takes 16.5 minutes to get to work in Loma Linda. That's 26% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 04:00 PM – 11:59 PM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Loma Linda
- Car: 79.8%
- Worked at Home: 10.7%
- Walked: 6.4%
- Taxi: 1.2% unusually high
- Bicycle: 0.7%
- Other: 0.7%
- Motorcycle: 0.4%
- Public Transportation: 0.2% unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Loma Linda: 13.9 times less than the California average (0.2% vs 2.9%).
Taking a taxi is unusually common in Loma Linda: 5.8 times more than the California average (1.2% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Loma Linda, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Loma Linda 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 | Worked at Home | Walked | Taxi | Bicycle | Other | Motorcycle | Public Transportation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 85.1% | 3.2% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | 2.8% | 8.4% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | 3.0% | 6.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | 5.5% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | 6.9% | 3.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | 8.4% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | 8.6% | 5.0% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | 9.1% | 6.2% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | 10.7% | 6.4% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2018 at 88.3%. Overall it fell from 85.1% in 2009 to 79.8% in 2024, down 5.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Loma Linda: its share of workers rose from 3.2% in 2009 to 10.7% in 2024, up 7.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 9.1% to 6.4% of workers (down 2.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2019 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Loma Linda
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Loma Linda?
The bars show when commuters in Loma Linda 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
Loma Linda6.3%
California6.7%
|
6.3% |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00-5:29 AM |
5:00-5:29 AM
Loma Linda4.7%
California4.5%
|
4.7% |
| 5:30-5:59 AM |
5:30-5:59 AM
Loma Linda4.1%
California4.5%
|
4.1% |
| 6:00-6:29 AM |
6:00-6:29 AM
Loma Linda10.0%
California8.4%
|
10.0% |
| 6:30-6:59 AM |
6:30-6:59 AM
Loma Linda6.2%
California7.5%
|
6.2% |
| 7:00-7:29 AM |
7:00-7:29 AM
Loma Linda10.6%
California13.1%
|
10.6% |
| 7:30-7:59 AM |
7:30-7:59 AM
Loma Linda9.9%
California10.2%
|
9.9% |
| 8:00-8:29 AM |
8:00-8:29 AM
Loma Linda9.4%
California12.6%
|
9.4% |
| 8:30-8:59 AM |
8:30-8:59 AM
Loma Linda5.1%
California5.8%
|
5.1% |
| 9:00-9:59 AM |
9:00-9:59 AM
Loma Linda9.4%
California8.6%
|
9.4% |
| 10:00-10:59 AM |
10:00-10:59 AM
Loma Linda2.6%
California3.9%
|
2.6% |
| 11:00-11:59 AM |
11:00-11:59 AM
Loma Linda1.9%
California1.8%
|
1.9% |
| 12:00-3:59 PM |
12:00-3:59 PM
Loma Linda8.0%
California6.9%
|
8.0% |
| 4:00-11:59 PM |
4:00-11:59 PM
Loma Linda11.7%
California5.5%
|
11.7% |
Loma Linda California Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Loma Linda is 4:00-11:59 PM, when 11.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 5.5% across California. Early starts are about as common as in California: 15.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.8% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in California: 36.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 43.3% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (33.6%) 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 Loma Linda, 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 Loma Linda 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 Loma Linda 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 | Loma Linda | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7:32 AM | 7:39 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2010 | 7:42 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2011 | 7:50 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2012 | 7:52 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2013 | 7:59 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2014 | 8:00 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2015 | 8:00 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2016 | 7:57 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2017 | 7:53 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2018 | 7:45 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2019 | 7:35 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2020 | 7:39 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2021 | 7:44 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2022 | 7:46 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2023 | 7:55 AM | 7:44 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2024 | 7:55 AM | 7:45 AM | 7:38 AM |
In 2024, half of commuters in Loma Linda were on the road by 7:55 AM, 22 minutes later than in 2009 (7:32 AM). The shift is sharper than across California, where the typical start moved 6 minutes later. Commuters in Loma Linda now leave 17 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Loma Linda has moved 20 minutes later.
How does Loma Linda's commute time compare?
| Metric | Loma Linda | California | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Commute Time | 16.5 min | 23.5 min | 22.4 min |
| Departure Window | 04:00 PM – 11:59 PM | 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM | 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM |
| Secondary Departure Window | 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM | 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM |
| Work From Home | 10.7% | 17.2% | 15.0% |
| Walked | 6.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Public Transit | 0.2% | 2.9% | 3.2% |
The average commute time in Loma Linda is 16.5 minutes, shorter than the 23.5 minutes in California.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.9% in California. 6.4% commute by walking, higher than the 2.4% in California.
Loma Linda, CA Commute Compared With Nearby Cities
Loma Linda, CA is the smallest of the 4 cities compared here, 21,884 residents against a local median of 56,403. Loma Linda, CA's one-way commute, at 16.5 min, runs 25% below the 22.1 min typical of the cities around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 10.7% against a local median of 8.8%, 21% above it. The cities themselves spread 3.5 min on one-way commute, so Loma Linda, CA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Loma Linda, CA has the lowest one-way commute of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | One-way commute | Work from home | Typical departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda, CA | 21,884 | 16.5 min #1/4 | 10.7% #2/4 | 7:54 AM #4/4 |
| Redlands, CA | 78,265 | 18.8 min | 14.0% | 7:46 AM |
| Colton, CA | 56,403 | 22.3 min | 8.8% | 7:10 AM |
| Highland, CA | 48,019 | 22.1 min | 7.6% | 7:26 AM |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about commuting in Loma Linda, California.
Is commuting expensive in Loma Linda, California?
Commuters here spend an estimated 138 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,275 at a typical national wage. That's 30% less than the typical California commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Loma Linda, California?
Traffic peaks between 04:00 PM – 11:59 PM in Loma Linda, California. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Loma Linda, California?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 2.9% in California, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.