2024 Compare Cities Commuting:
Carrboro, NC vs Seattle, WA

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- The average commute for residents of Seattle is 3.8% longer than it is for residents of Carrboro.
- 20.1% more residents of Seattle work from home compared to residents of Carrboro.
 Carrboro, NCSeattle, WAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Carrboro, NCSeattle, WAUnited States
 Auto (alone)55.3%40.5%73.2%
 Carpool7.9%6.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit10.9%17.8%4.2%
 Bicycle4.9%2.8%0.5%
 Walk2.0%9.7%2.5%
 Work at Home17.8%21.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Carrboro, NCSeattle, WAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.0.9%1.7%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.7.9%5.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.6%9.8%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.16.4%14.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.0%16.0%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.9.3%8.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.5%17.7%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.6.4%4.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.1%5.9%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.6.6%10.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.3%5.0%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.1%1.5%2.9%
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 14 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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