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Cities With Worst Commutes

Surprise, surprise: New York City is No. 1

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 24, 2011 11:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – It takes the average American 25.3 minutes to get to work, whether by car or public transportation, according to new Census figures. But some cities are worse than others, and MarketWatch pulls out the 10 top offenders:

  1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island: 34.6 minutes
  2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria: 33.9 minutes
  3. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middleton: 31.9 minutes
  4. Chicago-Joliet-Naperville: 30.7 minutes
  5. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario: 30.6 minutes
  6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs, Marietta: 30.3 minutes
Click for the full list.

Riders take the subway to Manhattan.
Riders take the subway to Manhattan.   (Getty Images)
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ElleMonkey
Sep 26, 2011 8:54 AM CDT
This is funny - I've been living in NYC for little over a year and just today, I had my first semi-pleasant commute, wherein I was able to find a seat on the subway, thereby avoiding getting jostled in a hostile crowd of angry straphangers. It was not the norm - most days, my commute blows so much I sometimes lose my will to live.
hatchling1
Sep 24, 2011 6:08 PM CDT
This list is way off... commutes in LA can take an hour to go 4 or 5 miles. Commutes in Miami, similar.  I moved away from those areas to avoid the crushing commutes. At least in some of the metropolitan areas mentioned you can sit on a train or bus and either get work done or listen to/read books or enjoy music.  If you have to drive, the only solace is music, recorded books or podcasts, all under stressful conditions. 
Mad
Sep 24, 2011 4:53 PM CDT
I left the Big Shitty (San Diego) and it's 45 minute/15 mile commutes over a decade ago.  I'll never live in a big city again.  Where I live now, rush hour really only last an hour. 

 
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