2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
St. Louis, MO vs Thornton, CO

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- The average commute for residents of Thornton is 8.1% longer than it is for residents of St. Louis.
- 3.9% fewer residents of Thornton work from home compared to residents of St. Louis.
 St. Louis, MOThornton, COUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3127
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 Commute Mode
 St. Louis, MOThornton, COUnited States
 Auto (alone)69.9%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.5%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk4.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 St. Louis, MOThornton, COUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock4.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.15.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.19.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock11.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.8%2.9%
Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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