2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Charleston, SC vs West Lafayette, IN

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- The average commute for residents of West Lafayette is 8.0% shorter than it is for residents of Charleston.
- 34.3% fewer residents of West Lafayette work from home compared to residents of Charleston.
 Charleston, SCWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Charleston, SCWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock3.8%0.5%
 Walk3.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Charleston, SCWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock18.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock25.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.5%2.9%
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  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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