2026 Compare Cities Commuting:
Franklin, TN vs Portage, MI

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- The average commute for residents of Portage is 4.7% shorter than it is for residents of Franklin.
- 61.0% fewer residents of Portage work from home compared to residents of Franklin.
 Franklin, TNPortage, MIUnited States
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 Franklin, TNPortage, MIUnited States
 Auto (alone)71.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk0.9%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.1%9.7%
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 Franklin, TNPortage, MIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock12.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.17.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.12.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.1%2.9%
Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 21 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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