2026 Compare Cities Commuting:
Niagara Falls, NY vs Rockford, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Rockford is 3.2% longer than it is for residents of Niagara Falls.
- 1.7% fewer residents of Rockford work from home compared to residents of Niagara Falls.
 Niagara Falls, NYRockford, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Commute Mode
 Niagara Falls, NYRockford, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk4.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Niagara Falls, NYRockford, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock12.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.21.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock21.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.6%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.1%2.9%
Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 16 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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