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Ottumwa, IA vs McAlester, OK

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- The average commute for residents of McAlester is 0.2% shorter than it is for residents of Ottumwa.
- 186.2% more residents of McAlester work from home compared to residents of Ottumwa.
 Ottumwa, IAMcAlester, OKUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Ottumwa, IAMcAlester, OKUnited States
 Auto (alone)82.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk1.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock6.6%9.7%
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 Ottumwa, IAMcAlester, OKUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.8.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock29.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.25.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock15.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.5.8%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.7.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.8%2.9%
Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 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 16 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 17 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 Mcalester    3 Reviews

Recently moved here from Texas and we’re loving it so far. It reminds us of old Georgetown, Tx, where we grew up. We love small, close knit towns and McAlester is just  More

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Having lived in McAlester in the early 50's, I find it interesting that the population of the City of McAlester is about the same as it was suring the 50's and the  More

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Over 18 years ago

My family moved here last year when my husband got a job with an oil technology firm. The housing market is great here. You can find a nice house for an affordable  More

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