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Bloomington, IL vs Fort Smith, AR

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- The average commute for residents of Fort Smith is 0.9% longer than it is for residents of Bloomington.
- 52.4% fewer residents of Fort Smith work from home compared to residents of Bloomington.
 Bloomington, ILFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1727
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 Commute Mode
 Bloomington, ILFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk3.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bloomington, ILFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock18.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.29.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock23.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.7.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.6%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 Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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