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Michigan City, IN vs Springfield, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Springfield is 4.0% shorter than it is for residents of Michigan City.
- 93.3% more residents of Springfield work from home compared to residents of Michigan City.
 Michigan City, INSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1827
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 Commute Mode
 Michigan City, INSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)80.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.1%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk1.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Michigan City, INSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock15.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.25.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock28.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.8.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.3%2.9%
Reviews for Michigan City    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived in Michigan City for over 10 years now(March 2020) and am a native of Northwest Indiana (40 years.) Michigan City is an older town, on Lake Michigan ESE of  More

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Over 8 years ago

My in-laws live there. I love to visit the place. Nice people. The city has everything, malls, restaurants, cafes. It's very close to the nature. It's cold in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

HUMID and HOT in the June,July, August and bone chilling cold in Dec and Jan. Snow is just crazy...the lake effect snow machine comes right down off lake michigan and  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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