Transportation in Huntington Beach, CA
Commute patterns, travel times, and transportation modes — 2023 ACS Data
Commute Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)Mean Commute
23 min
-1% vs national
Drive Alone
70.6%
-10% vs national
Public Transit
0.5%
-47% vs national
Work From Home
19.4%
+108% vs national
Carpool
6.6%
Walk / Bike
2.1%
combined
How Huntington Beach's Commute Compares
Source: Census ACS (2023)How People Get to Work
Source: Census ACS (2023)Commute Mode Breakdown
Source: Census ACS (2023)Traffic Fatalities
Source: NHTSA FARS (2023)Fatalities
11
2023
6-Year Avg
15
fatalities/yr
Pedestrian
2
Nighttime
2
dark conditions
| Year | Crashes | Fatalities | Alcohol | Pedestrian | Cyclist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 2019 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 2018 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Data from NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Includes only crashes involving at least one fatality.
The average commute in Huntington Beach, CA is 23 minutes, which is 1.3% below the national average of 23 minutes. 70.6% of workers drive alone, compared to the national average of 78.7%. 19.4% work from home, which is above the CA state average of 14.0%. 6.6% of workers carpool. 1.5% walk to work. 0.6% commute by bicycle. In 2023, there were 11 traffic fatalities from 11 fatal crashes. 2 were pedestrians.