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St. Marys, PA vs Murphysboro, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Murphysboro is 8.1% longer than it is for residents of St. Marys.
- 72.9% more residents of Murphysboro work from home compared to residents of St. Marys.
 St. Marys, PAMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2127
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 Commute Mode
 St. Marys, PAMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)81.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk2.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock2.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 St. Marys, PAMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.9.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock11.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.25.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.7.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock1.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.2.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock8.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock7.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.3%2.9%
Reviews for St. Marys    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The population continues to decline in St. Marys. The Census Bureau came out with their latest numbers and the population continues to decline. In 2011 it was at  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place is full of nothing but old people and rednecks. They have no idea what the rest of the world is like because they are very isolated geographically and  More

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St. Marys, and the whole Elk County area are a textbook example of the term "Brain Drain." Ever since the mid to late 90's, most of the youth that went away to college  More

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Reviews for Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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