WE LOVE COMMUTING

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/004489.html

Americans Spend More Than 100 Hours Commuting to Work Each Year, Census
Bureau Reports

Americans spend more than 100 hours commuting to work each year, according
to American Community Survey (ACS) data released today by the U.S. Census
Bureau. This exceeds the two weeks of vacation time (80 hours) frequently
taken by workers over the course of a year. For the nation as a whole, the
average daily commute to work lasted about 24.3 minutes in 2003.

"This annual information on commuters and their work trips and other
transportation-related data will help local, regional and state agencies
maintain, improve, plan and develop the nation's transportation systems,"
said Census Bureau Director Louis Kincannon. "American Community Survey data
will provide valuable assistance to agencies offering housing, education and
other public services as well." . . .