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Akron, OH vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Iowa City is 4.0% shorter than it is for residents of Akron.
- 36.3% more residents of Iowa City work from home compared to residents of Akron.

Transportation
 Akron, OHIowa City, IAUnited States
 Commute Time221827
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 Commute Mode
 Akron, OHIowa City, IAUnited States
 Auto (alone)76.6%59.3%73.2%
 Carpool11.3%7.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.0%6.5%4.2%
 Bicycle0.1%2.8%0.5%
 Walk1.8%14.0%2.5%
 Work at Home6.2%8.4%9.7%
 space1
 Commute Time To Work
 Akron, OHIowa City, IAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%3.2%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.10.2%14.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.6%27.1%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.20.7%23.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.8%13.7%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.0%2.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.9.6%7.1%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.3%1.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.6%1.5%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.5.0%3.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.0%1.1%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.6%1.5%2.9%

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 3 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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ZIPS IN AKRON, OHIO
44312, 44310, 44313, 44305, 44306, 44320, 44314, 44301, 44311, 44303, 14 total
ZIPS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA
52240 52245 52246 52242

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