America’s Best and Worst Commutes
Joe Mont, reporter for TheStreet, teams up with Bundle for a special report on America’s Best and Worst Commutes. Is your city on the list?
Below is an excerpt from Mont’s article. Read Full Article
Whether you live in a city, the suburbs or farm country, commuting by car to and from work can be an unavoidable expense.
Beyond the obvious cost of gas, there are other ways a commute lightens your wallet — wear and tear on your car, repairs and the value of your time as you are stuck behind the wheel in traffic.
An analysis of commuting costs and trends by TheStreet and Bundle set out to determine not only what people throughout the U.S. spend each year for transportation, but what cities are the worst off in terms of expenses. A ranking of how 90 U.S. cities fared can be found on the last page of this story.
According to U.S. Census data, roughly 76% of U.S. workers drive to work alone. Twelve percent carpool, 4.7% use public transportation, 3.3% work from home, 2.9% walk to work and 1.2% used other means (including a motorcycle or bicycle).
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Graphic: America’s Best & Worst Commutes presented by Bundle & TheStreet
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