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Spanaway, WA vs Yelm, WA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Yelm is 1.3% shorter than it is for residents of Spanaway.
- 18.0% fewer residents of Yelm work from home compared to residents of Spanaway.
 Spanaway, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3627
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 Commute Mode
 Spanaway, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Auto (alone)83.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.5%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.4%0.5%
 Walk0.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock4.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Spanaway, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.6.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock2.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.6%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock11.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock16.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.12.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock6.9%2.9%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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