The States With The Longest Work Commutes
Do you hate that morning commute to work or school? Think your commute to work is bad? Depending on where you live, rush hour traffic can take forever, but some…
RALEIGH, NC – JULY 1: Traffic flows east on Interstate 40 in North Carolina, which connects such cities as Charlotte and Raleigh to many beaches on the east coast of the state July 1, 2005 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The AAA estimates over 40 million people will travel this weekend, a record number. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images)
Do you hate that morning commute to work or school? Think your commute to work is bad? Depending on where you live, rush hour traffic can take forever, but some places definitely have it worse than others. Fortunately for those like me who work way before most of you are even up, my commute is not that bad. I get to enjoy a smooth drive (for the most part) with empty roads and a dark sky. But, when it's time to leave the studio, I finally see the rest of you out there. And let's not even start talking about that school traffic when it's time to take kids or pick them up... YIKES!
According to the NY Post, in a new report from the U.S. Department of Energy has just come out revealing which states have the longest commutes.
- The DOE’s research uses 2022 data to determine the average one-way travel time to work in each state.
- The average commute time across the country is 27 minutes one-way.
- Unsurprisingly, New York is the state with the longest commute time in the country, at an average of 33.2 minutes.
- Maryland, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. aren’t far behind, with an average one-way work commute of just over 30 minutes.
- According to the DOE, that’s because of “traffic and urban sprawl.”
- Workers in the midwest have it pretty good, commutes in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Montana all average slightly less than 20 minutes.
- The states with the fastest commute times are North Dakota and South Dakota, where workers spend an average of just under 18 minutes to get to work.
The States With the Longest Commute Times
(check out the average commute time in your state here)
- New York
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- Washington, D.C.
- Massachusetts
- California
- Illinois
- Georgia
- Virginia
- Florida
We talked about the worst commutes but where are you most likely to get into an accident in the state of North Carolina? Glad you asked!
Data Shows North Carolina Has The Most Dangerous Rural Roads In America
Driving these days can be a terrifying experience. Especially in Charlotte, it seems the drivers get worse and more aggressive by the day and traffic laws are a mere suggestion. But it's actually the rural roads that are of concern in North Carolina. New research by Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Anidjar & Levine looked at 10 years' worth of data including the number of annual miles driven on rural roads and the number of rural road accidents for each state. They used this data to determine which states had the highest occurrence of rural crashes. And it's North Carolina that has the most dangerous rural roads in America.
That's right North Carolina ranked first on this list. And that's not something to celebrate. The state has 70.45 accidents for every billion miles driven. Another interesting statistic is that 44.3% of these crashes occur on roads with a 55 mph speed limit. That's 64.7% higher than the national average which is 26.9%. In some ways, this makes sense as there are a lot of rural roads in North Carolina. But when you consider the sheer size of other states it is a little crazy that we topped the list.
To create this list the researchers at Anidjar & Levine gathered data from 2012-2021 from agencies including NCDOT, FARS, the U.S. Census Bureau, and FHWA. The rural road accident rate was calculated by dividing the annual miles driven on rural roads by the number of vehicles involved in rural road accidents for each state. Keep reading below to see the top five states with the most dangerous roads in America. North Carolina isn't the only Carolina in the top 5 either. Stay safe out there North Carolina. Thanks to our friends at Journo Research for sharing this research with us.
Top 5 Most Dangerous Rural Roads In America
5. Mississippi
AndreyKrav/Getty Images Royalty FreeRural crashes per billion miles driven: 60.37
10 year change: 38.4%
4. South Carolina
wellesenterprises/Getty Images Royalty FreeRural crashes per billion miles driven: 63.6
10 year change: -6.3%
3. West Virginia
Lady-Photo/Getty Images Royalty FreeRural crashes per billion miles driven: 67.18
10 year change: -33.6%
2. Connecticut
Rabbitti/Getty Images Royalty FreeRural crashes per billion miles driven: 68.74
10 year change: -39.0%
1. North Carolina
albertc111/Getty Images Royalty FreeRural crashes per billion miles driven: 70.45
10 year change: -11.2%
