2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Sterling Heights, MI vs Lansing, MI

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- The average commute for residents of Lansing is 6.4% shorter than it is for residents of Sterling Heights.
- 0.6% fewer residents of Lansing work from home compared to residents of Sterling Heights.
 Sterling Heights, MILansing, MIUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Sterling Heights, MILansing, MIUnited States
 Auto (alone)80.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.7%0.5%
 Walk0.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Sterling Heights, MILansing, MIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock27.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.4%2.9%
Reviews for Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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