Is your daily commute to and from work a “highway to hell“? If you drive to work, then chances are, it is. Over 100 million Americans get in their cars every day, consume billions of gallons of gasoline, waste hours of their lives on public transportation and stress out in traffic jams during their daily commute. But there are some cities that you should avoid if you can. Here are some of the worst commutes in America.
NERD NOTE: Highway to Hell is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in July 1979. It is also AC/DC’s fifth international studio album. It was the last album featuring Bon Scott, who died early the following year from over-consumption of alcohol.
American Cities With The Worst Commutes
With the average commuter annually wasting 48 days of their life, Dallas, Texas has one of the worst commutes in America. Believe it or not, Dallas is worse than Los Angeles or New York City.
Cities With The Best Commutes
Some of the cities with the shortest commutes are Provo, UT, Rochester, NY and Stockton, CA. What about you? What is your commute time? Do you ride mass transit? Do you have one of the worst commutes in the US? Please leave a comment below.
Frank Wilson is a retired teacher with over 30 years of combined experience in the education, small business technology, and real estate business. He now blogs as a hobby and spends most days tinkering with old computers. Wilson is passionate about tech, enjoys fishing, and loves drinking beer.
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I take the train into NYC every day. Some are sworn to driving but complain about the commute taking 1.5 hours to their office. I used to live in L.A. and it was a mess on the freeways. People asked how bad the commute from Santa Monica to North Hollywood was. I used to joke that if you had a stick shift you only needed first and second gears.