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Philadelphia, PA vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Columbus is 11.0% shorter than it is for residents of Philadelphia.
- 2.0% more residents of Columbus work from home compared to residents of Philadelphia.

Transportation
 Philadelphia, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Commute Time332227
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 Commute Mode
 Philadelphia, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Auto (alone)48.3%75.0%73.2%
 Carpool7.8%7.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit21.4%2.5%4.2%
 Bicycle2.0%0.4%0.5%
 Walk7.6%2.7%2.5%
 Work at Home10.8%11.0%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Philadelphia, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.7%1.8%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.4.4%8.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.7.7%14.1%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.11.5%20.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.4%20.9%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.6.8%9.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.18.9%13.8%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.6%2.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.6%2.4%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.12.9%3.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.5%1.9%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.4.0%1.3%2.9%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    138 Reviews

I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Over 3 years ago

do not go. do not travel to. Will charge you fees, anything - to pay for the mess that they made. Life long resident, born here as well. I'm Very sorry to say. Go  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total

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