2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
West Lafayette, IN vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- The average commute for residents of Tuscaloosa is 3.3% longer than it is for residents of West Lafayette.
- 26.2% fewer residents of Tuscaloosa work from home compared to residents of West Lafayette.
 West Lafayette, INTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 West Lafayette, INTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Auto (alone)54.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk23.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.6%9.7%
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 West Lafayette, INTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.29.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock24.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.10.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.1%2.9%
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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