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恢复日常通勤之后,美国人每年可能损失5679美元

恢复日常通勤之后,美国人每年可能损失5679美元

Megan Leonhardt 2021-09-20
随着许多办公室在德尔塔变种病毒导致确诊病例激增的情况下依旧将重新开放,人们的通勤方式必定会发生改变。

在新冠疫情期间,许多美国人的日常通勤从穿越城镇变成了步行穿梭于不同房间,这让他们每周多出了几个小时的时间。但随着美国人开始大规模回到办公室,他们恢复通勤之后,每个月因为通勤时间所付出的机会成本就接近500美元。

ValuePenguin的调查发现,在新冠疫情期间,约30%驾车上班的美国人表示,由于新冠疫情的影响,他们已经停止通勤上班。但随着许多办公室在德尔塔变种病毒导致确诊病例激增的情况下依旧将重新开放,人们的通勤方式必定会发生改变。

LendingTree的最新分析显示,美国10大城市的全职上班族每年因为通勤上班平均损失5679美元。研究人员用不同城市的平均时薪乘以通勤所花费的时间,计算出上班族在通勤期间所牺牲的收入潜力。

例如,根据加州弗里蒙特市的计算,该市到目前为止的通勤成本最高,因为普通上班族的平均时薪约为50美元,每天往返办公室需要花费的时间约为73分钟。弗里蒙特居民的平均年度机会成本是多少?15065美元。

美国人口普查局(U.S. Census Bureau)2019年美国社区调查(American Community Survey)的数据显示,美国人每天在居住地与位于市中心的工作地点之间往返通勤平均需要约52分钟。

除了弗里蒙特以外,美国通勤成本最高的城市还有旧金山、新泽西州泽西城、华盛顿特区,以及弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿。在十大潜在机会成本最高的城市中,有五个城市位于加州,潜在机会成本最低的城市则位于美国南部和中西部。

值得注意的是,LendingTree的计算并没有考虑到与通勤有关的直接成本,包括汽油、通行费、停车费和汽车维修维护费用等。虽然这些成本可能因为车辆类型和日常通勤情况不同而有较大差异,但据美国劳工统计局(Bureau of Labor Statistics)统计,2019年,美国家庭仅汽油和机油的平均支出就超过2000美元,家庭总交通成本达到10742美元。

考虑到如此高的成本,有大量美国人为了居家办公愿意接受降薪,也就不足为奇。(财富中文网)

翻译:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

在新冠疫情期间,许多美国人的日常通勤从穿越城镇变成了步行穿梭于不同房间,这让他们每周多出了几个小时的时间。但随着美国人开始大规模回到办公室,他们恢复通勤之后,每个月因为通勤时间所付出的机会成本就接近500美元。

ValuePenguin的调查发现,在新冠疫情期间,约30%驾车上班的美国人表示,由于新冠疫情的影响,他们已经停止通勤上班。但随着许多办公室在德尔塔变种病毒导致确诊病例激增的情况下依旧将重新开放,人们的通勤方式必定会发生改变。

LendingTree的最新分析显示,美国10大城市的全职上班族每年因为通勤上班平均损失5679美元。研究人员用不同城市的平均时薪乘以通勤所花费的时间,计算出上班族在通勤期间所牺牲的收入潜力。

例如,根据加州弗里蒙特市的计算,该市到目前为止的通勤成本最高,因为普通上班族的平均时薪约为50美元,每天往返办公室需要花费的时间约为73分钟。弗里蒙特居民的平均年度机会成本是多少?15065美元。

美国人口普查局(U.S. Census Bureau)2019年美国社区调查(American Community Survey)的数据显示,美国人每天在居住地与位于市中心的工作地点之间往返通勤平均需要约52分钟。

除了弗里蒙特以外,美国通勤成本最高的城市还有旧金山、新泽西州泽西城、华盛顿特区,以及弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿。在十大潜在机会成本最高的城市中,有五个城市位于加州,潜在机会成本最低的城市则位于美国南部和中西部。

值得注意的是,LendingTree的计算并没有考虑到与通勤有关的直接成本,包括汽油、通行费、停车费和汽车维修维护费用等。虽然这些成本可能因为车辆类型和日常通勤情况不同而有较大差异,但据美国劳工统计局(Bureau of Labor Statistics)统计,2019年,美国家庭仅汽油和机油的平均支出就超过2000美元,家庭总交通成本达到10742美元。

考虑到如此高的成本,有大量美国人为了居家办公愿意接受降薪,也就不足为奇。(财富中文网)

翻译:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans saw their commute go from across town to a walk across the house, giving them back several hours each week. But as Americans start to return to the office en masse, workers can again look forward to a commute with the opportunity cost of nearly $500 each month, just in time lost during commutes.

During the pandemic, about 30% of Americans who drove to work said they no longer had a commute as a result of COVID-19, according to a survey from ValuePenguin. But that’s set to change as many offices are set to reopen, even amid the surge of COVID cases brought on by the Delta variant.

Full-time workers in the 10 largest U.S. cities lose an average of $5,679 annually with their commute to work, according to new analysis from LendingTree. The researchers looked at how income-earning potential is sacrificed during commutes by calculating the average hourly wage in different cities multiplied by the time spent commuting.

Fremont, Calif., for instance, has the costliest commute by far, according to their calculations, because the average worker is well paid at about $50 per hour on average and spends about 73 minutes on the road each day traveling back and forth to the office. The average annual opportunity cost for Fremont residents? $15,065.

Across the U.S., the average roundtrip commute for those living and working in major metros is about 52 minutes each day, according to data from the Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey.

Beyond Fremont, the top costliest cities for workers to commute are San Francisco; Jersey City, N.J.; Washington, D.C.; and Arlington, Va. Five of the 10 of the cities with the highest potential opportunity costs are located in California, while the least expensive cities are in the South and Midwest.

It’s worth noting that LendingTree’s calculations don’t take into account the direct costs associated with commuting, including gas, tolls, parking fees, as well as car repairs and maintenance. While these costs can vary widely depending on the type of vehicle and the daily commute, the average U.S. household spent just over $2,000 on gas and motor oil alone in 2019, and overall transportation costs totaled $10,742 per family, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

With those kinds of expenses, is it any wonder a substantial number of Americans are willing to take a pay cut to work from home?

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