2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Seattle, WA vs Birmingham, AL

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- The average commute for residents of Birmingham is 6.0% shorter than it is for residents of Seattle.
- 69.9% fewer residents of Birmingham work from home compared to residents of Seattle.
 Seattle, WABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Commute Mode
 Seattle, WABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Auto (alone)40.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit17.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk9.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock6.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Seattle, WABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock9.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.17.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.3%2.9%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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