City comparison
Chino, CA is about 800 miles (1,300 km) from Commerce City, CO in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,000 miles, or about 17 hours behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Chino, CA to Commerce City, CO takes about 1 h 38 min, covering roughly 800 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Chino, CA is on Pacific Time and Commerce City, CO is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Chino, it's 1 p.m. in Commerce City, which puts Chino 1 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Chino has a population of 91,008, vs 63,050 in Commerce City — about 1.4× larger by population. By land area, Commerce City covers about 37 sq mi vs 30 sq mi for Chino.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Chino | Commerce City | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,001/mo | $1,540/mo | 29.9% higher in Chino |
| Median home value | $599,200 | $436,500 | 37.3% higher in Chino |
| Median household income | $99,385 | $96,484 | 3.0% higher in Chino |
| Groceries index | 101.7 | 101.2 | ≈ equal (Chino slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 146.5 | 91.2 | 60.6% higher in Chino |
| Transportation index | 101.6 | 99.9 | 1.7% higher in Chino |
| Healthcare index | 101.5 | 99.9 | 1.7% higher in Chino |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Chino, you'd need $99,856 in Commerce City to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chino and Commerce City have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 10% higher in Commerce City than in Chino. If you earn $80,000 in Chino, you'd need about $79,885 in Commerce City to keep the same standard of living.