The main impacts of commuting
31%
31% identified stress or anxiety main commuting impact — the most common answer.
n = 3,017 U.S. workers · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
stress or anxiety31%
less family time25%
less sleep23%
less exercise7%
reduced social life6%
lower job satisfaction5%
poorer eating habits3%
0%50%100%
Figures are rounded and may not total exactly 100%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,017
- Population
- U.S. workers
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- What Workers Would Pay to Avoid Commuting
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "The main impacts of commuting" Survey of 3,017 U.S. workers, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/the-main-impacts-of-commuting
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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