2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Rochester, NY vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Menlo Park is 6.3% longer than it is for residents of Rochester.
- 180.1% more residents of Menlo Park work from home compared to residents of Rochester.
 Rochester, NYMenlo Park, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Rochester, NYMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)66.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock7.6%0.5%
 Walk5.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock22.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Rochester, NYMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.21.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.3%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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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