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Bakersfield, CA vs Grand Forks, ND

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- The average commute for residents of Grand Forks is 9.8% shorter than it is for residents of Bakersfield.
- 17.7% fewer residents of Grand Forks work from home compared to residents of Bakersfield.
 Bakersfield, CAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1427
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 Commute Mode
 Bakersfield, CAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Auto (alone)81.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk0.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock4.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bakersfield, CAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock26.0%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.20.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.7%2.9%
Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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