Top five what you ask? According to this article in the Potomac News, my county of Prince William in Virginia has the fifth worst commute in the whole United States! Woo-Hoo! According to a study conducted by U.S. News & World Report, the average commute for a resident of my county is 40.5 minutes, and each of the top four worst commutes are all New York counties.
I guess I’m a little surprised… worse that any in LA? Worse than anywhere but NYC? Wow. But I know I’m spoiled for two reasons. First, I’m very fortunate to work for a company that allows me to telecommute for a few days of each week. And second, last summer I discovered the local commuter bus, OmniRide, which literally picks me up and drops me off within sight of my own front door. And for these reasons it’s now a very rare day where I drive myself into DC and I can tell you that’s fine with me.
I hope we don’t climb any higher on this list, as I don’t need my bus getting stuck in traffic any worse than it has to. But if it does, it’s just a little more reading time on the way in, and a little more nap time on the way out 🙂
County has fifth-worst commute in nation
The Potomac News, 5/8/07