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Austin, TX vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Olympia is 3.1% shorter than it is for residents of Austin.
- 23.9% fewer residents of Olympia work from home compared to residents of Austin.

Transportation
 Austin, TXOlympia, WAUnited States
 Commute Time242127
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 Commute Mode
 Austin, TXOlympia, WAUnited States
 Auto (alone)66.2%67.0%73.2%
 Carpool7.7%9.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.7%3.2%4.2%
 Bicycle1.0%1.0%0.5%
 Walk2.6%3.7%2.5%
 Work at Home18.4%14.0%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Austin, TXOlympia, WAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.8%2.7%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.7.9%19.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.0%19.3%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.19.1%22.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.0%9.0%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.6%3.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.7%7.6%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.2.9%2.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.1%3.3%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.6.9%4.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.7%4.0%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.5%2.5%2.9%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506

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