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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Charleston is 2.6% shorter than it is for residents of Fort Lauderdale.
- 2.3% more residents of Charleston work from home compared to residents of Fort Lauderdale.

Transportation
 Fort Lauderdale, FLCharleston, SCUnited States
 Commute Time262327
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 Commute Mode
 Fort Lauderdale, FLCharleston, SCUnited States
 Auto (alone)72.4%74.5%73.2%
 Carpool7.9%6.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.7%0.8%4.2%
 Bicycle0.9%1.8%0.5%
 Walk1.9%3.8%2.5%
 Work at Home11.4%11.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Fort Lauderdale, FLCharleston, SCUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.1%1.6%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.9.1%9.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.6%12.9%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.17.0%17.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.1%18.3%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.9%8.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.7%15.4%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.2%2.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.6%2.5%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.7.4%7.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.2%1.6%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.2.0%1.4%2.9%

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 4 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306
ZIPS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
29412, 29414, 29407, 29403, 29455, 29492, 29401, 29450, 29409, 29424, 10 total

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