First Time Home Buyers » Statistics http://first-time-homebuyers.com A collection of first time home buyer info--programs, loans, mortgages, tips, and more Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Best And Worst Cities For Commuters (2010 Edition) http://first-time-homebuyers.com/2010/02/best-worst-commutes-2010/ http://first-time-homebuyers.com/2010/02/best-worst-commutes-2010/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:50:12 +0000 Admin http://first-time-homebuyers.com/?p=257 According to the Census Bureau, 2.8 million people commute to work 90 minutes or more each day, in each direction.

Now, your daily may not be as long, but time spent in cars, trains and buses is time away from work and from family. Drive-time can affect a person’s Quality of Life and it’s one reason why Magazine’s Best and Worst Commutes is worth reviewing.

Measuring travel time, and travel delays in the 60 largest metropolitan areas, Forbes ranks city commutes from best-to-worst with Salt Lake City topping the list and Tampa-St. Petersburg finishing it.

The Top 5 Commutes, as compiled by Forbes:

  1. Salt Lake City, Utah
  2. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
  3. Rochester, New York
  4. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
  5. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The bottom 5 are Tampa-St. Petersburg, Detroit, Atlanta, Orlando, and Dallas-Forth Worth.

Long commutes shouldn’t deter you from moving to a particular city, but the potential commute should be consideration. Before making an offer on your next home, make a rush-hour commute to work from your potential new neighborhood.  Then imagine doing it every day.

You can read the complete Forbes list of Best and Worst Cities for Commuters on its website.

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