America's worst commute is a 90-minute slog from one California city: Palmdale to Los Angeles, 90 minutes plus

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Southern California is home to some of the nation’s worst commute times, according to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The government agency found that nearly half of the 10 longest commutes for workers originate in the region, with drivers spending hours every week simply shuttling back and forth between their home and their job.

America’s worst city for commuters by a long shot is Palmdale in northern Los Angeles County’s Antelope Valley. A round-trip commute there averages more than 90 minutes per day, owing to the booming residential region’s isolation from the greater Los Angeles basin — where most of the high-paying jobs are. The next worst commute time came from New York City, but it was still nearly 10 minutes less than Palmdale.

https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/palmdale-americas-worst-work-commute-20009079.php

[jimfields33]

1. Our earth cries. So much environmental destruction from this.

Absolutely shameful.

[Bread and Circuses]

2. Um, who wrote this? 90 minutes round trip is not bad

Most SoCal commutes are an hour one way. Knowing the area, I’m thinking it should have been written 90 minutes one way. And, that’s not all that unusual.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

3. i think you are right. My SFV to West LA commute was an hour in the morning

[Klarkashton]

4. No way is it 90 min round trip. It's 2 hrs 1 way at least

Commutes like west LA to Long Beach are 90 min one way at least.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. agreed. I google mapped the trip. 63 miles from Palmdale to Downtown LA, an hour at midnight, holiday

[beaglelover]

6. My former commute from North Hollywood to Century City was regularly at least 90 minutes one way.

13 miles. I'm so glad I now get to work remotely from our new home in the desert. Don't miss that drive at all!

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

7. I know your commute... over Coldwater right? Craziness when its backupped near the fancy HS school

drivers would get in the turn lane, drive up the hill to the front of the line and merge in.

other option, over Laurel Canyon.

[beaglelover]

8. I would go up Laurel to Mulholland. Take Mulholland over to Coldwater and then take that down into Beverly Hills

to Little Santa Monica Blvd. Sometimes in the winter Mulholland would be closed due to landslides caused by heavy rains and that would usually add an extra 1/2 hour to my commute as I was forced to go Coldwater the whole way. Ick.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

9. icky but scenic. My close up look at fancy houses of the rich. LOL. congrats on your new life

[beaglelover]

10. Thanks. Living out here in the So Cal desert is proving to be quite awesome. Yes, it's quite hot for a couple

months of the year, but the rest of the time it's quite lovely to say the least. Life is just so much easier and less stressful here.