2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Lake Forest, IL vs Tampa, FL

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- The average commute for residents of Tampa is 9.7% shorter than it is for residents of Lake Forest.
- 44.0% fewer residents of Tampa work from home compared to residents of Lake Forest.
 Lake Forest, ILTampa, FLUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Lake Forest, ILTampa, FLUnited States
 Auto (alone)51.9%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit14.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.8%0.5%
 Walk5.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock13.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Lake Forest, ILTampa, FLUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.5.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.8.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.7.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.18.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.8%2.9%
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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