International Journey to Work
Travel Times by Population Density
| Population per Square Mile |
Average Travel to Work Time (Minutes) |
Compared to Lowest Density Category |
Annual Hours Spent Commuting |
Additional Commute Hours Annually |
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Over 20,000 |
32.6 |
45.6% |
244.4 |
76.6 |
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10,000-19,999 |
30.9 |
38.2% |
232.1 |
64.2 |
|
5,000-9,999 |
29.1 |
29.9% |
218.1 |
50.2 |
|
2,500-4,999 |
24.1 |
7.6% |
180.5 |
12.7 |
|
Under 2,500 |
22.4 |
0.0% |
167.9 |
0.0 |
|
Average |
26.8 |
19.8% |
201.1 |
33.3 |
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Annual days spent commuting assumes 225 days per year (2 trips each day) |
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Sample includes all 33 US urbanized areas over 1,000,000 population in 1990 and 24 urbanized areas from other nations for which data is available. |
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