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Bloomington, IL vs Chester, VA

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- The average commute for residents of Chester is 11.6% longer than it is for residents of Bloomington.
- 3.4% more residents of Chester work from home compared to residents of Bloomington.
 Bloomington, ILChester, VAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2827
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 Commute Mode
 Bloomington, ILChester, VAUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk3.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bloomington, ILChester, VAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock3.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.29.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock19.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.7.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock10.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.3%2.9%
Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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