2024 Compare Cities Commuting:
Chicago, IL vs Waterville, ME

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Waterville is 16.7% shorter than it is for residents of Chicago.
- 29.9% fewer residents of Waterville work from home compared to residents of Chicago.
 Chicago, ILWaterville, MEUnited States
 Commute Time341827
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 Commute Mode
 Chicago, ILWaterville, MEUnited States
 Auto (alone)47.4%66.9%73.2%
 Carpool7.5%9.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit23.4%0.1%4.2%
 Bicycle1.5%0.0%0.5%
 Walk5.9%13.8%2.5%
 Work at Home12.3%8.6%9.7%
 space1
 Commute Time To Work
 Chicago, ILWaterville, MEUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.1%6.1%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.3.6%31.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.6.6%19.5%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.9.7%8.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.12.0%9.2%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.6.4%4.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.4%8.7%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.4.3%3.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.7%0.9%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.15.1%3.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.11.9%3.6%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.3.1%0.4%2.9%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 10 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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