What do we listen to? Top rush-hour radio genres *
Morning commute (6 to 10 a.m.)
| News/talk/information | 14.9% |
| Country | 13.9% |
| Urban adult contemporary | 8.6% |
| Pop | 6.4% |
| Classic rock | 5.4% |
Evening commute (3 to 7 p.m.)
| Country | 13.1% |
| News/talk/information | 12.4% |
| Urban adult contemporary | 9.4% |
| Pop | 7.3% |
| Classic rock | 5.0% |
Which cities have the longest commutes?
| Minutes each way | |
| New York City | 34.6 |
| Washington, D.C. | 33.4 |
| Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | 32.2 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, Wash. |
30.8 |
| Chicago |
30.7 |
Which cities have the shortest commutes?
| Minutes each way | |
| Missoula, Mont. | 15.8 |
| Lubbock, Texas | 15.5 |
| Grand Forks, N.D. | 15.1 |
| Lewiston, Idaho | 14.7 |
| Great Falls, Mont. | 14.2 |
Which are the top metro areas for …?*
| Taking public transit | New York City | 30.5% |
| Walking | Ithaca, N.Y. | 15.1% |
| Bicycling | Corvallis, Ore. | 9.3% |
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*Percentage of total commuters.
Sources: Alan E. Pisarski, author of the Transportation Research Board's Commuting in America III; Arbitron; OSHA; the U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 and 2010 American Community Surveys
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