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Carbondale, IL vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Bloomington is 1.0% longer than it is for residents of Carbondale.
- 59.7% more residents of Bloomington work from home compared to residents of Carbondale.

Transportation
 Carbondale, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Commute Time151627
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 Commute Mode
 Carbondale, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.2%74.8%73.2%
 Carpool11.3%8.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.9%1.0%4.2%
 Bicycle1.1%0.6%0.5%
 Walk10.8%3.1%2.5%
 Work at Home7.1%11.3%9.7%
 space1
 Commute Time To Work
 Carbondale, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.9.5%4.3%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.27.3%21.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.21.3%29.6%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.9.7%22.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.4%7.5%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.4.6%2.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.8%3.5%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.1.2%1.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.9%1.1%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.2.2%4.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.4%1.9%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.0.7%0.9%2.9%

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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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 10 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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