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Bloomington, IN vs Salem, OR

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- The average commute for residents of Salem is 6.0% longer than it is for residents of Bloomington.
- 25.1% fewer residents of Salem work from home compared to residents of Bloomington.
 Bloomington, INSalem, ORUnited States
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 Bloomington, INSalem, ORUnited States
 Auto (alone)58.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.4%0.5%
 Walk11.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bloomington, INSalem, ORUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.27.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock21.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.6%2.9%
Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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