Surprising Alabama metro named worst place in US for commuters

A daily work commute – long, short and everywhere in between – is a fact for many people. Just how frustrating that drive to work is all depends on where you live. 🚙🚦

analyzed U.S. Census Bureau transportation data to determine the places in the U.S. with the worst commutes. Metro areas were ranked by average one-way commute times; share of workers who commute using private transportation; diversity of times that people leave for work; share of occupied households with access to a vehicle; and population density.

An Alabama area was ranked as the worst place for commuters among all small-sized metros. Florence/Muscle Shoals came in at number one, topping places like East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Spartanburg, South Carolina and Dover, Delaware for the worst work-day drive in the country.Mobile made the list for mid-size metros, landing at number 12 behind Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida.

Small metros were those with populations of 100,000 to 349,999. Mid-size metros are those with populations between 350,000–999,999.Birmingham-Hoover was ranked as the ninth worst large metro for commuters.Average one-way commute time: 26.2 minutesDiversity of times that people leave for work: Above averageLarge metros are those with populations of at least a million.

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