Top 50 Worst Commutes by County

[Bluerauder]

Here's the current listing from US News and World Report .....

Nice to know that my county made the top 5 !! :o And this is on a "good day" -- add rain or snow and all bets are off. ;)

The Worst Counties
Mean travel time to work in minutes

1. Richmond County, N.Y.* 42.0
2. Queens County, N.Y.* 41.8
3. Bronx County, N.Y.* 41.7
4. Kings County, N.Y.* 40.7
5. Prince William County, Va. 40.5
6. Prince George's County, Md. 35.7
7. McHenry County, Ill. 34.4
8. Will County, Ill. 34.3
9. Orange County, Calif. 33.5
10. Montgomery County, Md. 33.2
11. Nassau County, N.Y. 33.0
12. Monmouth County, N.J. 32.9
13. Contra Costa County, Calif. 32.2
14. Cook County, Ill. 31.9
14. Plymouth County, Mass. 31.9
14. Philadelphia County, Pa. 31.9
17. Ocean County, N.J. 31.8
18. Clayton County, Calif. 31.7
19. Riverside County, Md. 31.6
20. Gwinnett County, Ga. 31.5
21. Westchester County, N.Y. 31.4
22. Hudson County, N.J. 31.2
22. Fairfax County, Va. 31.2
24. Miami-Dade County, Fla. 31.1
24. Middlesex County, N.J. 31.1
24. New York County, N.Y. 31.1
27. Montgomery County, Tex. 31.0
28. San Bernardino County, Calif. 30.7
28. Lake County, Ill. 30.7
30. Fairfax County, Va. 30.5
31. Essex County, N.J. 30.3
31. Suffolk County, N.Y. 30.3
33. DeKalb County, Ga. 30.2
34. Suffolk County, Ma. 30.1
35. Fort Bend County, Tex. 30.0
36. Norfolk County, Ma. 29.8
37. Cobb County, Ga. 29.7
38. Rockland County, N.Y. 29.5
39. San Joaquin County, Calif. 29.4
39. Somerset County, N.J. 29.4
41. District of Columbia 29.3
41. DuPage County, Ill. 29.3
43. Soiano County, Calif. 29.2
44. Snohomish County, Wash. 29.1
45. Los Angeles County, Calif. 29.0
46. Rockingham County, N.H. 28.8
46. Pierce County, Wash. 28.8
48. San Francisco County, Calif. 28.7
48. Baltimore County, Md. 28.7
50. Kane County, Ill. 28.6
50. Morris County, N.J. 28.6

BTW -- I have absolutely NO IDEA where #19 Riverside County, MD is. And, Fairfax County, VA is listed twice at #22 and #30. I guess they counted the return trip. :rolleyes:

[Vortex]

I used to live in Waipahu and work in downtown Honolulu, a distance of maybe 15 miles. I could see my office building from my apartment. It took 45 mins to an hour every day to get to work. Believe it or not.

[quota]

I can believe it.
I lived 3 years in Paris, France. My office was 15 minutes far by walk and 35-40 minutes by car. I was taking the car...
JP

[Bluerauder]

I can believe it.
I lived 3 years in Paris, France. My office was 15 minutes far by walk and 35-40 minutes by car. I was taking the car...
JP
I stood at the Arch de Triomphe and took photos for 15 minutes once. I was absolutely amazed at how that circle works. Could be that some of the more timid drivers have been in there since 1957 searching for a way out of the whirlpool. ;)

On the same trip to Paris, a guy in a Citroen 2CV ran dead smack into the side of our tour bus. It had been parked for nearly an hour. The guy jumps out of his POS and started banging on the bus door and screaming about how it was "OUR" fault. :rolleyes:

There's no way that I would ever drive my MM anywhere near Paris.

Taxi rides in Paris are more fun (and alot more dangerous) than most of the world's roller coasters. :D

[Blackened300a]

Here's the current listing from US News and World Report .....

1. Richmond County, N.Y.* 42.0
2. Queens County, N.Y.* 41.8
3. Bronx County, N.Y.* 41.7
4. Kings County, N.Y.* 40.7
5. Prince William County, Va. 40.5
6. Prince George's County, Md. 35.7
7. McHenry County, Ill. 34.4
8. Will County, Ill. 34.3
9. Orange County, Calif. 33.5
10. Montgomery County, Md. 33.2
11. Nassau County, N.Y. 33.0
12. Monmouth County, N.J. 32.9
13. Contra Costa County, Calif. 32.2
14. Cook County, Ill. 31.9
14. Plymouth County, Mass. 31.9
14. Philadelphia County, Pa. 31.9
17. Ocean County, N.J. 31.8
18. Clayton County, Calif. 31.7
19. Riverside County, Md. 31.6
20. Gwinnett County, Ga. 31.5
21. Westchester County, N.Y. 31.4
22. Hudson County, N.J. 31.2
22. Fairfax County, Va. 31.2
24. Miami-Dade County, Fla. 31.1
24. Middlesex County, N.J. 31.1
24. New York County, N.Y. 31.1
27. Montgomery County, Tex. 31.0
28. San Bernardino County, Calif. 30.7
28. Lake County, Ill. 30.7
30. Fairfax County, Va. 30.5
31. Essex County, N.J. 30.3
31. Suffolk County, N.Y. 30.3
33. DeKalb County, Ga. 30.2
34. Suffolk County, Ma. 30.1
35. Fort Bend County, Tex. 30.0
36. Norfolk County, Ma. 29.8
37. Cobb County, Ga. 29.7
38. Rockland County, N.Y. 29.5
39. San Joaquin County, Calif. 29.4
39. Somerset County, N.J. 29.4
41. District of Columbia 29.3
41. DuPage County, Ill. 29.3
43. Soiano County, Calif. 29.2
44. Snohomish County, Wash. 29.1
45. Los Angeles County, Calif. 29.0
46. Rockingham County, N.H. 28.8
46. Pierce County, Wash. 28.8
48. San Francisco County, Calif. 28.7
48. Baltimore County, Md. 28.7
50. Kane County, Ill. 28.6
50. Morris County, N.J. 28.6


Queens is correct, Im thankful I know most all backstreets when the main roads get backed up.

[knine]

Hey, I made No. 8. DOH.:mad2:P.S., I'm surrounded by Kane, Cook, McHenry and Dupage counties, so I'm not going anywhere (except south) soon.

[ex00p71]

Yeah 41!:argue:

[Mad4Macs]

I'm amazed they let Harris county, Texas, the hook. Then again... if you're living IN the city and working IN the city, Houston has done a fantastic job of managing the flow of traffic. If you're trying to enter or leave it, though? Forget about it! The backup on 290 inbound can be over 20 miles long.

[Mad4Macs]

Wait a sec... 20 miles north of Harris IS Montgomery county, #27.
Amazing! They get blamed for Houston's traffic jam!
:lol: