2024 Compare Cities Commuting:
Rochester, MN vs Northfield, MN

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Northfield is 4.2% longer than it is for residents of Rochester.
- 276.8% more residents of Northfield work from home compared to residents of Rochester.
 Rochester, MNNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Commute Time172127
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 Commute Mode
 Rochester, MNNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.8%52.1%73.2%
 Carpool11.9%5.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.4%0.7%4.2%
 Bicycle0.8%0.8%0.5%
 Walk4.2%7.5%2.5%
 Work at Home8.8%33.0%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Rochester, MNNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.7%4.9%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.15.0%26.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.27.9%19.1%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.27.6%8.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.2%7.6%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.2.9%4.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.4.8%8.6%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.0.9%1.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.8%2.1%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.2.8%9.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.2%5.4%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.2%1.6%2.9%
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 4 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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Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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