2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Bend, OR vs North Pole, AK

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- The average commute for residents of North Pole is 4.0% longer than it is for residents of Bend.
- 89.7% fewer residents of North Pole work from home compared to residents of Bend.
 Bend, ORNorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2127
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 Commute Mode
 Bend, ORNorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock3.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk2.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock1.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bend, ORNorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.24.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock18.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.5.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.0.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.5%2.9%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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