2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Bend, OR vs South Bend, IN

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of South Bend is 3.2% longer than it is for residents of Bend.
- 49.0% fewer residents of South Bend work from home compared to residents of Bend.
 Bend, ORSouth Bend, INUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Bend, ORSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.2%0.5%
 Walk2.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bend, ORSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.24.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock21.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.5.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.0.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.2%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 South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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