The main sources of school-run frustration
39%
39% named traffic congestion main source of school-run frustration — the most common answer.
n = 3,044 U.S. parents · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
traffic congestion39%
fear of being late16%
unsafe driving by other parents13%
parking12%
children arguing or not cooperating12%
getting to work afterward6%
pedestrians or cyclists3%
0%50%100%
Figures are rounded and may not total exactly 100%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,044
- Population
- U.S. parents
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- How Stressful the School Run Really Is
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "The main sources of school-run frustration" Survey of 3,044 U.S. parents, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/the-main-sources-of-school-run-frustration
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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