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Bloomington, IL vs New Bedford, MA

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- The average commute for residents of New Bedford is 9.7% longer than it is for residents of Bloomington.
- 68.3% fewer residents of New Bedford work from home compared to residents of Bloomington.
 Bloomington, ILNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2627
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 Commute Mode
 Bloomington, ILNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock14.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk3.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock3.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bloomington, ILNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.29.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock18.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.7.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.1%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 New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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