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Des Plaines, IL vs Decatur, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Decatur is 12.2% shorter than it is for residents of Des Plaines.
- 41.4% fewer residents of Decatur work from home compared to residents of Des Plaines.
 Des Plaines, ILDecatur, ILUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Des Plaines, ILDecatur, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)72.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.1%0.5%
 Walk1.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.3%9.7%
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 Des Plaines, ILDecatur, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock17.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.8.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock23.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%2.9%
Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 19 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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