2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Bay City, MI vs Sarasota, FL

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- The average commute for residents of Sarasota is 2.2% longer than it is for residents of Bay City.
- 138.3% more residents of Sarasota work from home compared to residents of Bay City.
 Bay City, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Commute Mode
 Bay City, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 Auto (alone)80.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.6%0.5%
 Walk3.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bay City, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock7.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock18.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.9.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.6%2.9%
Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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