Guest danax Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Austin Business Journal - 1:30 PM CST WednesdayCensus: Austinites' commutes average 21.9 minutesAs much as Central Texans grumble about traffic, Austin workers actually had the best commute time among the state's major cities in 2003, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey released Wednesday. Nationwide, Austin ranked 39th among 66 largest U.S. cities for the longest commutes, with an average of 21.9 minutes in 2003. Houston ranked 15th nationwide, with 25.8 minutes, followed by Dallas, ranked 29th with 23.6 minutes; Fort Worth, at No. 33 with 22.8 minutes; and San Antonio, at No. 36 with 22.5 minutes. Taking the dubious top spot nationwide was New York City, with an average commute of 38.3 minutes in 2003, followed by Chicago, 33.2 minutes, and Newark, N.J., 31.5 minutes. Among the 10 cities with the highest average commutes, New York and Baltimore lay claim to the highest percentage of people with "extreme" commutes -- 5.6 percent of their commuters spent 90 or more minutes getting to work in 2003. Which city had the best commute time among the 68 cities mentioned? That honor goes to Corpus Christi, with an average commute of 16.1 minutes in 2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzseattle Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Austin Business Journal - 1:30 PM CST WednesdayCensus: Austinites' commutes average 21.9 minutesAs much as Central Texans grumble about traffic, Austin workers actually had the best commute time among the state's major cities in 2003, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey released Wednesday. Nationwide, Austin ranked 39th among 66 largest U.S. cities for the longest commutes, with an average of 21.9 minutes in 2003. Houston ranked 15th nationwide, with 25.8 minutes, followed by Dallas, ranked 29th with 23.6 minutes; Fort Worth, at No. 33 with 22.8 minutes; and San Antonio, at No. 36 with 22.5 minutes. Taking the dubious top spot nationwide was New York City, with an average commute of 38.3 minutes in 2003, followed by Chicago, 33.2 minutes, and Newark, N.J., 31.5 minutes. Among the 10 cities with the highest average commutes, New York and Baltimore lay claim to the highest percentage of people with "extreme" commutes -- 5.6 percent of their commuters spent 90 or more minutes getting to work in 2003. Which city had the best commute time among the 68 cities mentioned? That honor goes to Corpus Christi, with an average commute of 16.1 minutes in 2003.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>So 14 cities have worst traffic than Houston but for some reason when people talk about Houston, traffic is the first thing that comes to their minds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Yeah, I never understand people obsession in this city with bad traffic.Maybe because there really isn't much else to complain about.I would complain more about the ridiculus property taxes in the metro instead of traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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