BRUTE COMMUTE: Orange County residents have the...
BRUTE COMMUTE: Orange County residents have the shortest commute in the region, in terms of both time and distance (above). . . . But the survey by a Los Angeles-based consulting firm also shows that Orange County has the worst congestion. That’s no contradiction, says county transportation czar Stanley T. Oftelie. “We have the low numbers because we’re a very compact county,” he says, but we have more commuters here per freeway mile.
Commuter Facts
A telephone survey shows that commuter experiences vary by county.
Avg. Time (minutes round trip)
Orange: 70
Los Angeles: 71
Riverside: 75
San Bernardino: 75
Avg. Distance (minutes round trip)
Orange: 30.4
Los Angeles: 31.2
Riverside: 42.8
San Bernardino: 42.4
Source: Commuter Transportation Services
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