2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
New York, NY vs Birmingham, AL

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- The average commute for residents of Birmingham is 19.7% shorter than it is for residents of New York.
- 39.5% fewer residents of Birmingham work from home compared to residents of New York.
 New York, NYBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Commute Mode
 New York, NYBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Auto (alone)22.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit49.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk9.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock6.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 New York, NYBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock9.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.5.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.16.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.7.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.19.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.3%2.9%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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