Despite the rise of remote work, the era of super commuting—defined as traveling more than 90 minutes one way for work—is likely here to stay.
A new report from Apartment List reveals that 4.6 million workers in the US commute more than an hour and a half each day, accounting for 3.1% of the American workforce. Between 2010 and 2019, the number of super commuters increased by 45%, and they're concentrated in the nation's most expensive real estate markets: New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
But research from Apartment List estimates that one in three super commuters work in jobs that are 'fully compatible' with remote work. And since the beginning of the pandemic, the fastest rent growth has been in further suburbs and exurbs of large metro areas—so even hybrid remote work could create a so-called 'new class of part-time super commuters.'
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