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Akron, OH vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Kalamazoo is 4.7% shorter than it is for residents of Akron.
- 4.0% fewer residents of Kalamazoo work from home compared to residents of Akron.

Transportation
 Akron, OHKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Commute Time221727
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 Commute Mode
 Akron, OHKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Auto (alone)76.6%74.8%73.2%
 Carpool11.3%8.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.0%2.7%4.2%
 Bicycle0.1%0.9%0.5%
 Walk1.8%6.6%2.5%
 Work at Home6.2%6.0%9.7%
 space1
 Commute Time To Work
 Akron, OHKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%4.0%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.10.2%15.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.6%26.5%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.20.7%22.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.8%12.5%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.0%4.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.9.6%4.6%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.3%1.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.6%2.1%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.5.0%3.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.0%2.1%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.6%0.7%2.9%

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 3 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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ZIPS IN AKRON, OHIO
44312, 44310, 44313, 44305, 44306, 44320, 44314, 44301, 44311, 44303, 14 total
ZIPS IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
49006 49001 49008 49007 49074

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