2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Grand Rapids, MI vs Portland, OR

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- The average commute for residents of Portland is 6.3% longer than it is for residents of Grand Rapids.
- 103.9% more residents of Portland work from home compared to residents of Grand Rapids.
 Grand Rapids, MIPortland, ORUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2627
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 Commute Mode
 Grand Rapids, MIPortland, ORUnited States
 Auto (alone)71.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock4.7%0.5%
 Walk4.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock18.0%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Grand Rapids, MIPortland, ORUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.19.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock7.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%2.9%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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