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Decatur, AL vs Charleston, SC

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- The average commute for residents of Charleston is 4.0% longer than it is for residents of Decatur.
- 299.8% more residents of Charleston work from home compared to residents of Decatur.

Transportation
 Decatur, ALCharleston, SCUnited States
 Commute Time192327
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 Commute Mode
 Decatur, ALCharleston, SCUnited States
 Auto (alone)87.5%74.5%73.2%
 Carpool7.5%6.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.2%0.8%4.2%
 Bicycle0.1%1.8%0.5%
 Walk1.1%3.8%2.5%
 Work at Home2.9%11.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Decatur, ALCharleston, SCUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.3%1.6%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.17.7%9.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.4%12.9%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.18.8%17.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.10.5%18.3%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.4.0%8.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.9.9%15.4%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.2.2%2.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%2.5%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.7.0%7.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.8%1.6%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.0.7%1.4%2.9%

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Reviews for Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 1 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 4 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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ZIPS IN DECATUR, ALABAMA
35601 35603
ZIPS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
29412, 29414, 29407, 29403, 29455, 29492, 29401, 29450, 29409, 29424, 10 total

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