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Austin, TX vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of New Orleans is 1.0% shorter than it is for residents of Austin.
- 46.2% fewer residents of New Orleans work from home compared to residents of Austin.

Transportation
 Austin, TXNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Commute Time242327
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 Commute Mode
 Austin, TXNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Auto (alone)66.2%65.6%73.2%
 Carpool7.7%8.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.7%5.5%4.2%
 Bicycle1.0%2.6%0.5%
 Walk2.6%5.4%2.5%
 Work at Home18.4%9.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Austin, TXNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.8%2.3%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.7.9%8.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.0%14.0%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.19.1%20.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.0%18.1%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.6%6.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.7%15.7%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.2.9%1.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.1%2.0%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.6.9%5.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.7%3.5%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.5%2.0%2.9%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
70119, 70122, 70118, 70131, 70115, 70126, 70117, 70127, 70114, 70124, 19 total

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