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New York City residents spend an average of about one full week a year getting to work — the longest commute time in the nation among large cities, according to a new ranking of American Community Survey data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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As an example of how much conditions vary, average commute times range from 19 minutes for people who work in towns to 34 minutes for people who work in big cities. And where people say the traffic is OK, it's 24 minutes;
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At an nationwide average drive-time of about 24.3 minutes, Americans now spend more than 100 hours a year commuting to work, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Yes, ... Based on a ranking of states with the longest average commute-to-work times, the ACS showed that New York (30.4 minutes) and...
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American workers residing in higher income households are more likely to report having a longer round-trip commute to work than workers in lower income households. Workers residing in households earning less than $50,000 per year report an average commute of 40.9 minutes in a typical day.
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Clark Howard offers consumer information about the growing distance and time required for the average American commute from home to work and advises that you consider commute time before buying a home. ... Before you buy that big house, think about the commute time to your work. Commute times are increasing rapidly...
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As gas prices creep ever higher, some employers are trying to ease the cost of getting to work. ... But it might prove challenging for the average American. The average commute to work is 30 miles, according to Steve Reich, program director at the Center for Urban Transit Research at the University of South Florida.
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That's an increasingly valuable benefit for workers suffering from this year's 50 percent increase in gas prices. Just do the numbers: The average worker commutes 33 miles between work and home each day.
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A new study shows the average American commutes an average of 25 minutes. That's almost nine full days a year behind the ... If you work in New York City, your average commute is the worst in the country: almost 36 minutes long. For the nation's easiest commutes, you have to turn to the colder climes of Omaha and Buffalo.
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For all the concerns about road rage, environmental costs, and up to $78 billion in lost productivity, it's becoming evident that the American commute -- growing ever longer and more extreme according to a new report -- ... What's more, the average commute in America has lengthened by a minute a year since 2000, now topping out...
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