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Palo Alto, CA vs Rochester, MN

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- The average commute for residents of Rochester is 7.1% shorter than it is for residents of Palo Alto.
- 63.6% fewer residents of Rochester work from home compared to residents of Palo Alto.
 Palo Alto, CARochester, MNUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1727
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 Palo Alto, CARochester, MNUnited States
 Auto (alone)51.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.8%0.5%
 Walk4.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.8%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Palo Alto, CARochester, MNUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock15.0%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock27.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.22.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.2%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.2%2.9%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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