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Houston, TX vs Rock Island, IL

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Rock Island is 8.8% shorter than it is for residents of Houston.
- 35.4% fewer residents of Rock Island work from home compared to residents of Houston.

Transportation
 Houston, TXRock Island, ILUnited States
 Commute Time281927
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 Commute Mode
 Houston, TXRock Island, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.7%78.5%73.2%
 Carpool9.8%8.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.6%1.8%4.2%
 Bicycle0.4%0.1%0.5%
 Walk1.9%4.8%2.5%
 Work at Home8.3%5.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Houston, TXRock Island, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.3%4.5%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.5.8%14.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.9%20.2%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.14.6%22.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.0%16.2%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.0%5.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.5%7.9%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.6%1.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.6%1.2%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.8.9%2.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.9%2.7%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.8%1.2%2.9%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 18 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
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