A new study demonstrates that long commutes negatively impact a community's pool of volunteers and decreases social capital.
"Last week, The Corporation for National and Community Service released a report on volunteerism in US cities."
"the study confirms that such enfranchisement is important: " communities in which residents have high levels of attachment are likely to have higher volunteering rates. For example, Minneapolis-St. Paul, the number one city for volunteering, also has the highest home ownership rate of all the cities included in the report.""
"two other findings...First, there seems to be a correlation between high commute time and decreased volunteering. The study also points out that long commutes to work can drive down an area's volunteering rate not only by limiting the time an individual has available for volunteering, but also by decreasing the time people have to interact with others at their workplace, house of worship, club, or other social network."
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