2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Santa Fe, NM vs Lake Charles, LA

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- The average commute for residents of Lake Charles is 2.4% shorter than it is for residents of Santa Fe.
- 72.0% fewer residents of Lake Charles work from home compared to residents of Santa Fe.
 Santa Fe, NMLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1827
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Fe, NMLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk2.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock3.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Fe, NMLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock18.0%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock25.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.7.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.8%2.9%
Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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