2024 Compare Cities Commuting:
Carmel, IN vs DeKalb, IL

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- The average commute for residents of DeKalb is 2.5% shorter than it is for residents of Carmel.
- 82.2% fewer residents of DeKalb work from home compared to residents of Carmel.
 Carmel, INDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Commute Time252327
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 Commute Mode
 Carmel, INDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.8%74.8%73.2%
 Carpool4.6%11.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%1.5%4.2%
 Bicycle0.2%0.5%0.5%
 Walk1.7%6.2%2.5%
 Work at Home19.1%3.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Carmel, INDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.4%4.8%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.9.7%22.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.7%24.0%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.17.0%12.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.12.0%4.5%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.5.7%3.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.0%5.8%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.5.6%1.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.1%3.7%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.9.2%7.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.8%6.3%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.7%2.6%2.9%
Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 9 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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