Also known as commuter belt, bedroom community, bedroom suburb, dormitory town, dormitory suburb, dormitory village, exurb, ex-urb
urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commutes out
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Many municipalities in the US state of New Jersey can be considered commuter towns. Here, riders wait in Maplewood for a train bound for New York City during the morning rush hour. Hervanta in Tampere, Finland, is mostly known for its residential tower blocks, but there are also some commercial services, a university campus and several high-tech companies. Cidade Tiradentes is a heavily populated area in the outskirts of São Paulo consisting mainly of public housing projects. On average, its inhabitants spend 2 hours and 45 minutes a day commuting between home and work.
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