The Long-term Cost of Extreme Commuting

The number of "supercommuters" is expected to rise.

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February 15, 2005, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Extreme Commuters: They spend at least a month of their lives each year traveling a minimum of an hour-and-a-half to work and back, vs. the U.S. average of 50 minutes. Their ranks have jumped an astounding 95% since 1990, according to the Census Bureau, accounting for 3.4 million workers."

Thanks to Jim Barrows

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