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Philadelphia, PA vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of New York is 8.4% longer than it is for residents of Philadelphia.
- 0.9% fewer residents of New York work from home compared to residents of Philadelphia.

Transportation
 Philadelphia, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Commute Time334127
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 Commute Mode
 Philadelphia, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)48.3%22.4%73.2%
 Carpool7.8%4.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit21.4%49.7%4.2%
 Bicycle2.0%1.4%0.5%
 Walk7.6%9.5%2.5%
 Work at Home10.8%10.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Philadelphia, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.7%1.1%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.4.4%2.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.7.7%5.2%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.11.5%7.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.4%9.1%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.6.8%4.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.18.9%16.3%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.6%3.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.6%7.2%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.12.9%16.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.5%19.2%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.4.0%7.6%2.9%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    138 Reviews

I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Over 3 years ago

do not go. do not travel to. Will charge you fees, anything - to pay for the mess that they made. Life long resident, born here as well. I'm Very sorry to say. Go  More

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Reviews for New York    331 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 3 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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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
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11368, 11385, 10467, 11226, 11211, 11236, 11220, 11208, 11234, 11373, 209 total

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