2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Portland, ME vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Palo Alto is 4.9% longer than it is for residents of Portland.
- 58.2% more residents of Palo Alto work from home compared to residents of Portland.
 Portland, MEPalo Alto, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Portland, MEPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)60.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.1%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock7.5%0.5%
 Walk12.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock24.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Portland, MEPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.23.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock18.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.7%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.6%2.9%
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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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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