2024 Compare Cities Commuting:
Ottumwa, IA vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Lansing is 3.5% longer than it is for residents of Ottumwa.
- 252.6% more residents of Lansing work from home compared to residents of Ottumwa.
 Ottumwa, IALansing, MIUnited States
 Commute Time172027
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 Commute Mode
 Ottumwa, IALansing, MIUnited States
 Auto (alone)82.7%71.6%73.2%
 Carpool12.2%11.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.8%4.1%4.2%
 Bicycle0.0%0.7%0.5%
 Walk1.7%2.5%2.5%
 Work at Home2.3%8.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Ottumwa, IALansing, MIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.8.9%2.5%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.27.4%10.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.25.2%24.1%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.13.7%27.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.5.8%15.7%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.3.7%3.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.7.0%5.8%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.1.5%0.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%0.9%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.1.7%2.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.8%3.6%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.2.2%2.4%2.9%
Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 15 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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