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Columbia, MD vs Bloomington, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Bloomington is 14.6% shorter than it is for residents of Columbia.
- 26.0% fewer residents of Bloomington work from home compared to residents of Columbia.
 Columbia, MDBloomington, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1627
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 Commute Mode
 Columbia, MDBloomington, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)72.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.6%0.5%
 Walk1.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Columbia, MDBloomington, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.0.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock21.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.9%2.9%
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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