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New Orleans, LA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Houston is 4.1% longer than it is for residents of New Orleans.
- 16.3% fewer residents of Houston work from home compared to residents of New Orleans.

Transportation
 New Orleans, LAHouston, TXUnited States
 Commute Time232827
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 Commute Mode
 New Orleans, LAHouston, TXUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.6%73.7%73.2%
 Carpool8.9%9.8%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.5%3.6%4.2%
 Bicycle2.6%0.4%0.5%
 Walk5.4%1.9%2.5%
 Work at Home9.9%8.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 New Orleans, LAHouston, TXUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.3%1.3%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.8.7%5.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.0%10.9%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.20.8%14.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.1%16.0%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.6.1%7.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.7%19.5%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.1.8%3.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.0%4.6%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.5.0%8.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.5%5.9%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.2.0%1.8%2.9%

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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ZIPS IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
70119, 70122, 70118, 70131, 70115, 70126, 70117, 70127, 70114, 70124, 19 total
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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