Top Ten Cities With Longest Commutes
Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Here are the top 10 metropolitan areas with the longest commutes to work. (Commutes are in average minutes, one way):

METRO AREA COMMUTE

-- 1. Vineland, N.J. 39.6
-- 2. New York 34.2
-- 3. Washington, D.C. 33.4
-- 4. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 32.2
-- 5. Atlanta 31.1
-- 6. Riverside, Calif. 31.1
-- 7. Chicago 31.0
-- 8. Winchester, Va. 29.7
-- 9. Stockton, Calif. 29.4
--10. Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif. 29.2

(Source: Census Bureau)

As you see, we are #5 in the country for longest commutes to work. Aaron and I are pretty fortunate in this area, though. We split the difference between both of our works when we found this new apartment, and so on a good day it takes us both 10-12 minutes to get to work. On a bad day, when they close two or even just one lane because of an accident...you can forget getting home in less than an hour. We are very thankful for our location, though. Just in case you were curious!