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Madison, WI vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of West Lafayette is 4.2% shorter than it is for residents of Madison.
- 36.7% fewer residents of West Lafayette work from home compared to residents of Madison.

Transportation
 Madison, WIWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Commute Time201527
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 Commute Mode
 Madison, WIWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Auto (alone)60.5%54.4%73.2%
 Carpool6.6%4.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit7.1%5.8%4.2%
 Bicycle3.6%3.8%0.5%
 Walk8.9%23.3%2.5%
 Work at Home12.1%7.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Madison, WIWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.3%4.2%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.12.5%18.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.18.8%29.0%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.20.9%25.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.2%10.4%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.6%3.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.10.9%3.7%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.2.0%0.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.1%1.7%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.3.0%1.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.8%1.6%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.0.8%0.5%2.9%

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Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 10 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 13 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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ZIPS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
53711, 53704, 53719, 53703, 53705, 53713, 53716, 53714, 53715, 53718, 13 total
ZIPS IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
47906 47907

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