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Lancaster, CA vs Staten Island, NY

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- The average commute for residents of Staten Island is 14.2% longer than it is for residents of Lancaster.
- 11.0% fewer residents of Staten Island work from home compared to residents of Lancaster.
 Lancaster, CAStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock4527
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 Commute Mode
 Lancaster, CAStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)77.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk0.9%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock6.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Lancaster, CAStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock3.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.18.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock9.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.4.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock10.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock14.4%2.9%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 8 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 8 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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