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Michigan City, IN vs Sterling Heights, MI

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- The average commute for residents of Sterling Heights is 4.8% longer than it is for residents of Michigan City.
- 82.6% more residents of Sterling Heights work from home compared to residents of Michigan City.
 Michigan City, INSterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2627
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 Commute Mode
 Michigan City, INSterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Auto (alone)80.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.1%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk1.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Michigan City, INSterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.25.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.8.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock9.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock8.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%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 Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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