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Washington, DC vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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- The average commute for residents of Mechanicsburg is 6.1% shorter than it is for residents of Washington.
- 35.0% fewer residents of Mechanicsburg work from home compared to residents of Washington.

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 Washington, DCMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Commute Time302427
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 Commute Mode
 Washington, DCMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Auto (alone)30.7%80.6%73.2%
 Carpool4.7%3.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit27.1%1.2%4.2%
 Bicycle3.7%0.2%0.5%
 Walk11.3%0.5%2.5%
 Work at Home19.8%12.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Washington, DCMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%2.5%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.4.1%8.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.7.4%21.1%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.11.6%18.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.6%16.6%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.7%6.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.20.3%8.1%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.5.5%1.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.7.3%1.7%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.11.6%9.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.6.6%3.0%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.2.1%3.6%2.9%

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 11 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 15 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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