2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Minooka, IL vs Merrillville, IN

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Merrillville is 1.2% shorter than it is for residents of Minooka.
- 45.1% fewer residents of Merrillville work from home compared to residents of Minooka.
 Minooka, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
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 Minooka, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Auto (alone)80.9%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk0.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.0%9.7%
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 Minooka, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.5.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock8.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock7.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.10.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.1%2.9%
Reviews for Minooka    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

minooka might not be ranked badly in property or whatever the other one is but a huge part of minooka is drugs. minooka is ranked as one of the highest drug abused  More

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Over 16 years ago

Minooka, IL is a formally rural based, agricultural town, 54 miles southwest of Chicago. In the past 10 years, as housing costs have increased, the town has grown from  More

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Over 18 years ago

Minooka, though slowly growing is still a small town with its little bustling shops and corn fields surrounding it. It has lost its little village atmosphere and has  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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