2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Birmingham, AL vs Greenville, SC

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Greenville is 1.5% shorter than it is for residents of Birmingham.
- 50.2% more residents of Greenville work from home compared to residents of Birmingham.
 Birmingham, ALGreenville, SCUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Birmingham, ALGreenville, SCUnited States
 Auto (alone)76.9%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.4%0.5%
 Walk3.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Birmingham, ALGreenville, SCUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.15.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.19.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.2%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.7%2.9%
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 3 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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