According to the Statista Consumer Insights, for the period between October 2023 and September 2024, around of U.S. American workers spent an average of **** an hour or less commuting to work. In the period between 2019 and 2024, the share of workers commuting less than ** minutes dropped by ***** percentage points to ** percent, while the share of workers commuting over **** an hour decreased from ** to ** percent. Rise of hybrid work models The transformation in commute times coincides with a surge in hybrid work arrangements. By the second quarter of 2024, ** percent of U.S. workers reported adopting a hybrid work model, blending remote and on-site work. This shift, initially sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, has reshaped how Americans balance their professional and personal lives, offering increased flexibility and potentially reducing overall commute times for many. Driving remains most common form of commuting Among those workers who continue to travel to their place of work, driving remained the most popular mode. Over ********** of U.S. Americans drove to work by car, truck or van in 2022 and an additional nearly **** percent used a carpool to get to their job. Public transportation, meanwhile, was only used by *** percent of workers.
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Average commute time in each U.S. county in minutes.This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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Graph and download economic data for Mean Commuting Time for Workers (5-year estimate) in Los Angeles County, CA (B080ACS006037) from 2009 to 2023 about commuting time; Los Angeles County, CA; Los Angeles; workers; average; 5-year; CA; and USA.
This statistic depicts the average time spent by U.S. workers to commute to work in 2019, by region. In that year, U.S. workers from the Northeast region spent on average 31 minutes to travel to work.
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This statistic depicts the average distance people ride on their way to work with public transport in Latin America as of May 2018. In that period, in Mexico's capital Mexico City people had to commute a distance of *** kilometers on average.
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Graph and download economic data for Mean Commuting Time for Workers (5-year estimate) in Walker County, GA (B080ACS013295) from 2009 to 2023 about Walker County, GA; commuting time; Chattanooga; GA; workers; average; 5-year; and USA.
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This statistic depicts the average time people spend on their way to work with public transport in Latin America as of May 2018. In that period, Colombia's capital Bogota was at the top of the list, with an average commute time of ** minutes.
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Graph and download economic data for Mean Commuting Time for Workers (5-year estimate) in Ada County, ID (B080ACS016001) from 2009 to 2023 about Ada County, ID; Boise City; commuting time; ID; workers; average; 5-year; and USA.
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According to the Statista Consumer Insights, for the period between October 2023 and September 2024, around of U.S. American workers spent an average of **** an hour or less commuting to work. In the period between 2019 and 2024, the share of workers commuting less than ** minutes dropped by ***** percentage points to ** percent, while the share of workers commuting over **** an hour decreased from ** to ** percent. Rise of hybrid work models The transformation in commute times coincides with a surge in hybrid work arrangements. By the second quarter of 2024, ** percent of U.S. workers reported adopting a hybrid work model, blending remote and on-site work. This shift, initially sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, has reshaped how Americans balance their professional and personal lives, offering increased flexibility and potentially reducing overall commute times for many. Driving remains most common form of commuting Among those workers who continue to travel to their place of work, driving remained the most popular mode. Over ********** of U.S. Americans drove to work by car, truck or van in 2022 and an additional nearly **** percent used a carpool to get to their job. Public transportation, meanwhile, was only used by *** percent of workers.