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Bloomington, IL vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Fairbanks is 1.0% shorter than it is for residents of Bloomington.
- 50.0% fewer residents of Fairbanks work from home compared to residents of Bloomington.

Transportation
 Bloomington, ILFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Commute Time161527
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 Commute Mode
 Bloomington, ILFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.8%69.6%73.2%
 Carpool8.3%16.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.0%0.7%4.2%
 Bicycle0.6%0.9%0.5%
 Walk3.1%5.8%2.5%
 Work at Home11.3%5.6%9.7%
 space1
 Commute Time To Work
 Bloomington, ILFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.3%7.3%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.21.4%24.0%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.29.6%30.7%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.22.7%20.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.7.5%6.9%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.2.0%2.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.5%2.1%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.1.0%0.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%0.9%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.4.0%1.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.9%1.0%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.0.9%2.6%2.9%

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 13 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 14 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
61704 61701 61705
ZIPS IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
99701 99703

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