2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Carbondale, IL vs West Lafayette, IN

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- The average commute for residents of West Lafayette is 0.5% longer than it is for residents of Carbondale.
- 8.2% more residents of West Lafayette work from home compared to residents of Carbondale.
 Carbondale, ILWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Carbondale, ILWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock3.8%0.5%
 Walk10.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.6%9.7%
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 Carbondale, ILWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.9.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock18.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.21.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock25.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.9%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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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