2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Carbondale, IL vs Rolla, MO

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- The average commute for residents of Rolla is 1.1% shorter than it is for residents of Carbondale.
- 47.6% fewer residents of Rolla work from home compared to residents of Carbondale.
 Carbondale, ILRolla, MOUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1427
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 Commute Mode
 Carbondale, ILRolla, MOUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.4%0.5%
 Walk10.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock3.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Carbondale, ILRolla, MOUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.9.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock32.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.21.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock1.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.5%2.9%
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 17 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 Rolla    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Rolla is somewhat dominated by missouri S&T (Missouri University of Science &Technology) formerly known as UMR. The student population is huge. This year alone there are  More

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When looking for a comfortable temporary home for an educational pit stop along the road of life, Rolla is a great place to do so. With our blue ribbon elementary  More

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Rolla is a great place to live, but it is getting worse. There are too many outsiders, imports, transplants from other states, interlopers moving in here. All they want  More

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