2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
San Francisco, CA vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of New York is 8.6% longer than it is for residents of San Francisco.
- 40.9% fewer residents of New York work from home compared to residents of San Francisco.
 San Francisco, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock4127
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 Commute Mode
 San Francisco, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)29.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit27.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.4%0.5%
 Walk11.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 San Francisco, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock2.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.7.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock7.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock16.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.10.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock7.6%2.9%
Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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Reviews for New York    330 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 4 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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