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11.1% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Sumter, South Carolina

Transportation Data

	Sumter, SC	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.25	$2.38	$2.63	5.8%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,315	$2,185	$1,503	66.2%

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Sumter, SC Lake Charles, LA U.S. Avg

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Sumter, SC Lake Charles, LA U.S. Avg

Traffic data

	Sumter, SC	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	85.7	85.7	100.0	0.0%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	19.3	16.7	26.4	13.5%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.5%	1.7%	1.8%	15.2%

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