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Lifestyles & Consumer Interest

1. Rochester, N.Y.

Population: 1,035,566
Average Commute Time: 18.7
Yearly Congestion Cost per Commuter: $273
Cost of Regular Gas: $3.38
Average Length of Commute: 10.23 miles
Yearly Delays per Commuter: 12 hours
Yearly Fuel Wasted per Commuter: 11 gallons
Public Transit Users: 2.9%
 

Our easiest city for commuters boasts an annual congestion cost that is $100 less than our runner-up. Residents spend a mere 19 minutes on average commuting to work, compared with a national average of 25 minutes. A Roc-City commuter’s chief challenge is the snowfall, which averages about 100 inches annually. But local drivers are snow pros: It’s
not uncommon to see homemade plows clearing
alley ways and driveways after a particularly heavy fall.

-- http://kiplinger.com/tools/slideshows/Commutingcities/11.htm
 

 



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11 August 2011

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