In Case You Missed It: Shortest and Longest Commutes in RI
Saturday, October 05, 2013
In Case You Missed It," GoLocal's Saturday feature, puts the week's top stories in one easy place for you to review and read. Check out what dominated the news cycle this week in Rhode Island and get all the details with these easy links.
Who Spends the Most Time Commuting in Rhode Island -- and Where?
If you find yourself sitting in traffic on I-95 on the way to (or from) work, staring at the car in front of you, you're certainly not alone. According to data compiled by the Providence Plan, over eighty percent of commuting workers over the age of 16 -- more than 400,000 Rhode Islanders -- drive alone to work.
So who's on the road the longest? The data show that 31.5% of commuting Rhode Islanders spend less than 15 minutes traveling to work -- and 15.1% spend more than 40 minutes making their way daily to their place of employment.
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