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San Jose, CA vs Charleston, SC

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- The average commute for residents of Charleston is 6.3% shorter than it is for residents of San Jose.
- 10.6% fewer residents of Charleston work from home compared to residents of San Jose.

Transportation
 San Jose, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Commute Time302327
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 Commute Mode
 San Jose, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Auto (alone)69.2%74.5%73.2%
 Carpool10.5%6.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.5%0.8%4.2%
 Bicycle0.6%1.8%0.5%
 Walk1.9%3.8%2.5%
 Work at Home13.0%11.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 San Jose, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%1.6%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.4.4%9.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.1%12.9%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.15.5%17.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.5%18.3%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.6.7%8.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.18.1%15.4%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.2.9%2.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.1%2.5%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.10.1%7.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.5%1.6%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.3.0%1.4%2.9%

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 4 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
29412, 29414, 29407, 29403, 29455, 29492, 29401, 29450, 29409, 29424, 10 total

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