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15.3% lower in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Transportation Data

	Lake Charles, LA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.38	$2.38	$2.63	0.0%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$2,185	$851	$1,503	61.1%

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Lake Charles, LA Winston-Salem, NC U.S. Avg

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Lake Charles, LA Winston-Salem, NC U.S. Avg

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Lake Charles, LA Winston-Salem, NC U.S. Avg

Traffic data

	Lake Charles, LA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	85.7	77.1	100.0	10.0%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	16.7	20.6	26.4	23.4%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.7%	1.9%	1.8%	10.8%

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