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U.S. Census Bureau

Facts & Figures

by American Way Staff

DRIVE TIME

22.4 MINUTES Median commute time from home to work in 1990

24.3 MINUTES Median commute time in 2000

3.2 PERCENT Of U.S. workers have no commute because they work at home

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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