2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Columbia, MD vs Madison, WI

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- The average commute for residents of Madison is 10.9% shorter than it is for residents of Columbia.
- 20.8% fewer residents of Madison work from home compared to residents of Columbia.
 Columbia, MDMadison, WIUnited States
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 Columbia, MDMadison, WIUnited States
 Auto (alone)72.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock3.6%0.5%
 Walk1.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock12.1%9.7%
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 Columbia, MDMadison, WIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.0.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock12.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock20.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.8%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 Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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