A Special Report from BizJournals.com: Where the commuting nightmares are
U.S. workers spend plenty of time behind the wheel — driving an average of 25.07 minutes to their jobs, then reversing the route at day’s end. That equals 209 hours of commuting over the course of a year.
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+ Commuters with 60+ minute trip to work
+ Commuters who drive alone
+ Commuters who carpool
+ Commuters who use public transit
+ Rankings of 65 Markets
+ Average trip (in minutes) to work during morning rush (5-9 a.m.)
++ -14 minute trip to work (all commuters)
++ 15-29 minute trip to work (all commuters)
++ 30-44 minute trip to work (all commuters)
++ 45-59 minute trip to work (all commuters)
++ 60+ minute trip to work (all commuters)
Bizjournals created a nine-part formula to rate traffic conditions in the nation’s 65 largest metropolitan areas, searching for the places that offer the roughest and easiest commutes (see Methodology). The formula used 2005 data complied by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Source: BizJournals.com
Thanks to Pete W. for the news tip.
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