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Traffic & commutes in Bakersfield

Bakersfield ranks T#75 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 44 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 45th percentile nationally and #4 of 18 in California.

traffic-flow score
44
Some Fun
National rank
T#75 of 134
In California
#4 of 18
Percentile
45th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Bakersfield sits 6 points below the median.

How traffic & commutes is measured

Congestion and the time lost to commuting.

The traffic-flow score is the flip side of our traffic measure — 100 minus the raw traffic score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data source: US Census commute-time data (ACS).

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Bakersfield

  1. #73 Wilmington, DE 46
  2. #74 San Diego, CA 45
  3. T#75 Bakersfield, CA — this page 44
  4. #77 Manchester, NH 43
  5. #78 Napa, CA 42

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Top US cities for easy commutes

  1. #1 Telluride, CO 100
  2. #2 Jackson, WY 99
  3. T#3 Aspen, CO 98
  4. T#3 Key West, FL 98
  5. #5 Park City, UT 97

More about Bakersfield

Bakersfield scores 0 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: