2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Columbia, MD vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Lake Forest is 3.9% longer than it is for residents of Columbia.
- 54.5% more residents of Lake Forest work from home compared to residents of Columbia.
 Columbia, MDLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3427
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 Commute Mode
 Columbia, MDLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)72.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock1.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk1.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock23.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Columbia, MDLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.0.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock7.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock8.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock5.9%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 Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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