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Houston, TX vs Midland, TX

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Midland is 7.0% shorter than it is for residents of Houston.
- 33.5% fewer residents of Midland work from home compared to residents of Houston.

Transportation
 Houston, TXMidland, TXUnited States
 Commute Time282127
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 Commute Mode
 Houston, TXMidland, TXUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.7%82.4%73.2%
 Carpool9.8%10.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.6%0.2%4.2%
 Bicycle0.4%0.3%0.5%
 Walk1.9%0.6%2.5%
 Work at Home8.3%5.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Houston, TXMidland, TXUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.3%2.4%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.5.8%11.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.9%23.4%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.14.6%23.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.0%15.3%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.0%3.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.5%9.3%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.6%1.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.6%1.2%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.8.9%2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.9%2.4%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.8%2.4%2.9%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Midland    36 Reviews

We came from Central CA to Midland, TX for work. We love this amazing city. People are kind, caring & thoughtful. We love the neighborhood and people ate so giving of  More

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I lived in Midland for 10 years (about 20 years ago) and have returned for family reasons. Have noticed Midland has really grown and is sprawling out along I20 toward  More

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Over 5 years ago

Midland is somewhat of a paradox, people move here for the job opportunities. You live here so that you can make a good living, but all your money goes to the high cost  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN MIDLAND, TEXAS
79705 79707 79701 79706 79703

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