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U.S. Commute Times on the Rise
Americans spent an average 54 minutes per day traveling to and from their jobs last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Americans spent an average 54 minutes per day traveling to and from their jobs last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The commute is two minutes longer in each direction than in 2009 and nearly six minutes longer than in 1980, The Washington Post reports, citing data from the bureau’s latest American Community Survey.
The average time spent commuting per year grew to 225 hours (more than 9 full days) last year, the newspaper notes. That works out to nearly 17 hours longer than in 2009 and 50 hours more than in 1980.
Nearly 10% of workers now spend more than two hours commuting per day. The number of workers traveling three hours or more jumped 30% over the last decade to 4.3 million people in 2018, according to the report.
At the same time, the number of people working from home has steadily increased. In 2018, 5% of the U.S. workforce reported doing so.
Citing several other studies, the Post notes that longer commutes correlate with decreased productivity, higher rates of divorce and increased health risks (including obesity and high blood pressure).
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