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The average American commutes 20.5 miles each way to work 🙃
Why do y'all work so far away?
The distance the average American lives from their workplace has soared from 10 miles in 2019 to 27 miles at the end of 2023, per new data from Gusto.
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/11/remote-work-commute
On the upside it looks like median and mode haven't gone up too much.
In a word: Zoning
In two indirect but perhaps more comprehensive words: racism and capitalism
White supremacy, labor exploitation, rapid expansion, and extreme wealth inequality have been hallmarks of America’s development.
That manifests physically in the shape of our cities.
Land Value Tax would fix this.
In 2020, many people suddenly got to work from home, and while many have been unnecessarily forced to resume commuting, I'm curious what the numbers look like if you ignore workers who work from home? If I'm not required to be onsite for my job, why would I choose to live near my workplace? I read the linked article, and it kinda alludes to it, but doesn't explicitly answer my question.
*American
Here in the UK its 2-6 miles. 🤷♂️ Also beware of outliers that throw data away from the median.
Luckily, I'm dragging that down as I commute 20ft down the hallway to my office.