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Hickory, NC vs Parkersburg, WV

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- The average commute for residents of Parkersburg is 2.9% shorter than it is for residents of Hickory.
- 28.2% fewer residents of Parkersburg work from home compared to residents of Hickory.
 Hickory, NCParkersburg, WVUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Hickory, NCParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.6%0.5%
 Walk1.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock6.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Hickory, NCParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock18.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock20.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.12.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.2%2.9%
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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