Places With The Longest Commutes

Commutes are getting longer, but not in dense urban areas. The longest commutes are now at the rural/urban fringe

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June 2, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

"During the 1990s, the typical West Virginia commute rose from 21 minutes to 26.2 minutes. That's the biggest percentage increase of the 41 states for which the Census Bureau has released data so far. West Virginians in 2000 spent on average six seconds more getting to work than residents of Silicon Valley did and two minutes more than the average Connecticut commuter."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Commutes get longer, more rural

Saturday, June 1, 2002 in The Christian Science Monitor

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