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Spirit Lake, IA vs New Ulm, MN

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- The average commute for residents of New Ulm is 0.6% longer than it is for residents of Spirit Lake.
- 17.6% fewer residents of New Ulm work from home compared to residents of Spirit Lake.
 Spirit Lake, IANew Ulm, MNUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1327
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 Commute Mode
 Spirit Lake, IANew Ulm, MNUnited States
 Auto (alone)80.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk2.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Spirit Lake, IANew Ulm, MNUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.11.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock46.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock6.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.5.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.9.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.0.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.9%2.9%
Reviews for Spirit Lake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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Reviews for New Ulm    2 Reviews

Well, hmmm. I did not care for it here. But then again, it was tainted by Catholic issues. (I had those until recently when I quit). I also tried Lutherans - no  More

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Many areas (employers, city government, local hospital, etc.) are all working to make the city 'the healthiest place to  More

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