2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Rochester, NY vs Madison, AL

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- The average commute for residents of Madison is 0.7% longer than it is for residents of Rochester.
- 71.3% more residents of Madison work from home compared to residents of Rochester.
 Rochester, NYMadison, ALUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Rochester, NYMadison, ALUnited States
 Auto (alone)66.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock3.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk5.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock14.0%9.7%
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 Rochester, NYMadison, ALUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.21.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock21.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock11.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.2%2.9%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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