2024 Compare Cities Commuting:
Lakewood, CO vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Thornton is 4.4% longer than it is for residents of Lakewood.
- 26.3% fewer residents of Thornton work from home compared to residents of Lakewood.
 Lakewood, COThornton, COUnited States
 Commute Time273127
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 Commute Mode
 Lakewood, COThornton, COUnited States
 Auto (alone)72.7%75.6%73.2%
 Carpool7.2%10.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.6%2.5%4.2%
 Bicycle0.7%0.2%0.5%
 Walk1.3%1.0%2.5%
 Work at Home13.8%10.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Lakewood, COThornton, COUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%1.0%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.6.5%4.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.7%9.1%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.16.2%13.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.3%13.4%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.6.4%7.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.18.4%18.3%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.1%5.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.2%6.3%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.9.9%11.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.0%7.4%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.8%2.8%2.9%
Reviews for Lakewood    17 Reviews

As with most internet reviews, evaluate with a grain of sense. While the last reviewer (Ann S.) has some points about Lakewood, she is quite on the cynical and angry  More

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If you ask anyone who has lived in the Denver metro area the last decade they will tell you the entire area is going downhill as it transforms before their eyes.   More

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Over 7 years ago

I am denver south student, I just want see average of Lakewood health, but I didn'the get see in this review. By the way Lakewood is a good town I want to see all  More

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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 4 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 9 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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