2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
New Bern, NC vs Harrisburg, NC

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- The average commute for residents of Harrisburg is 12.9% longer than it is for residents of New Bern.
- 219.5% more residents of Harrisburg work from home compared to residents of New Bern.
 New Bern, NCHarrisburg, NCUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3227
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 New Bern, NCHarrisburg, NCUnited States
 Auto (alone)82.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock3.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk2.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock14.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 New Bern, NCHarrisburg, NCUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock5.0%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.28.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock11.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.10.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock11.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.9.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock11.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.2%2.9%
Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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Reviews for Harrisburg    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived in Harrisburg, NC since 2002. I moved here from a suburb of Detroit. I wanted to live in an area that was close to Charlotte, but still had a small town  More

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Over 13 years ago

great pricing on homes here.  More

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Over 17 years ago

You are only bored if you are boring. If you can't find anything to do this close to Charlotte...you have  More

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