The Most Stressful Cities for Commuting in the US and UK
Oct 14, 2022
According to Census and Bureau of Labor statistics, the rate of employed people working from home rose from 6% to over 33% within two months of the pandemic. With an average of nearly an hour each day spent commuting, the stressful commute is a critical reason many don’t want to return to work now that things are opening up.
The team analyzed stress levels in commute-themed tweets to identify the most stressful commutes. West Virginians are the most nervous commuters, with 45% of “commute” tweets showing stress. According to the national transportation research body TRIP, more than half of West Virginia’s roads are in “poor or mediocre condition,” causing $1.6 billion in damage to cars each year.
