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Bloomington, IL vs Rapid City, SD

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- The average commute for residents of Rapid City is 0.8% longer than it is for residents of Bloomington.
- 37.4% fewer residents of Rapid City work from home compared to residents of Bloomington.
 Bloomington, ILRapid City, SDUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1727
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 Commute Mode
 Bloomington, ILRapid City, SDUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.8%0.5%
 Walk3.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bloomington, ILRapid City, SDUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock16.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.29.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock26.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.7.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.2%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 12 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 Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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