The average American spends nearly an hour every day in a single-occupancy vehicle getting to and from work. For those who live in big, dense cities such as New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, the time wasted sitting in traffic increases substantially, but which cities听have the worst commutes?
爆料TV听has听collected data from the to determine which Maryland residents spend the most time traveling to work. The data, from 2017 (the most recent available) includes commuters 16 years of age or older and only people who do not work remotely.
Cities were ranked by average commute, and any ties were broken by commuters with 60 minutes or more of one-way travel time. Whether driving or taking public transport, train delays, bumper-to-bumper traffic congestion,听and unexpected construction all contribute to endless frustration and bouts of road rage all over the country.
Read on to find out the worst Maryland cities to live in if you are especially susceptible to traffic-induced anger.
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1 / 25#25. Montgomery County (South)鈥擝ethesda, Potomac, and North Bethesda
- Average one-way commute time to work: 31.1 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 9.6%
- Workers 16 years and over: 96,520
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2 / 25#24. Baltimore County鈥擱andallstown (East), Owings Mills, Milford Mill, and Reisterstown
- Average one-way commute time to work: 32.3 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 11.1%
- Workers 16 years and over: 68,864
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3 / 25#23. Baltimore County (outer)
- Average one-way commute time to work: 32.5 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 11.8%
- Workers 16 years and over: 60,474
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4 / 25#22. Howard County (West)鈥擟olumbia (West) and Ellicott City (Northwest)
- Average one-way commute time to work: 32.8 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 13.2%
- Workers 16 years and over: 70,857
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5 / 25#21. Baltimore City鈥擣rankford, Belair-Edison, and Loch Raven
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6 / 25#20. Montgomery County (Central)鈥擱ockville, Gaithersburg Cities, and North Potomac
- Average one-way commute time to work: 32.8 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 16.9%
- Workers 16 years and over: 100,770
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7 / 25#19. Baltimore City鈥擲andtown-Winchester, Ashburton, and Mount Washington
- Average one-way commute time to work: 33.1 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 14.5%
- Workers 16 years and over: 51,273
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8 / 25#18. Frederick County (Central)鈥擥reater Frederick City
- Average one-way commute time to work: 33.1 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 21.8%
- Workers 16 years and over: 63,567
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9 / 25#17. Harford County (North and West)鈥擝el Air Town, Fallston, and Jarrettsville
- Average one-way commute time to work: 33.4 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 15.3%
- Workers 16 years and over: 70,166
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10 / 25#16. Prince George's County (North)鈥擫aurel, Greenbelt (North and East) Cities and Beltsville
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11 / 25#15. Prince George's County (Northwest)鈥擟ollege Park City and Langley Park
- Average one-way commute time to work: 35.1 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 17.9%
- Workers 16 years and over: 62,594
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12 / 25#14. Montgomery County (Southeast)鈥擳akoma Park City and Silver Spring
- Average one-way commute time to work: 35.3 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 15.2%
- Workers 16 years and over: 65,216
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13 / 25#13. Montgomery County (East Central)鈥擶heaton, Aspen Hill, and Glenmont
- Average one-way commute time to work: 35.3 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 17.3%
- Workers 16 years and over: 73,540
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14 / 25#12. Carroll County
- Average one-way commute time to work: 35.6 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 19.4%
- Workers 16 years and over: 86,849
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15 / 25#11. St. Mary's and Calvert Counties
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16 / 25#10. Prince George's County (Northwest)鈥擭ew Carrollton and Hyattsville (Southeast) Cities
- Average one-way commute time to work: 36.2 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 18.8%
- Workers 16 years and over: 56,845
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17 / 25#9. Prince George's County (Central)鈥擲eat Pleasant City, Capitol Heights Town, and Landover
- Average one-way commute time to work: 36.2 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 19.5%
- Workers 16 years and over: 56,159
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18 / 25#8. Montgomery County (West Central)鈥擥ermantown and Montgomery Village
- Average one-way commute time to work: 36.6 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 21.3%
- Workers 16 years and over: 73,673
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19 / 25#7. Montgomery County (North and West)鈥擮lney, Damascus, Clarksburg, and Darnestown
- Average one-way commute time to work: 36.8 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 20.3%
- Workers 16 years and over: 73,755
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20 / 25#6. Montgomery County (East)鈥擣airland, Calverton, White Oak, and Burtonsville
- Average one-way commute time to work: 37 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 18.6%
- Workers 16 years and over: 62,450
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21 / 25#5. Frederick County (outside Greater Frederick City)
- Average one-way commute time to work: 37 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 22.6%
- Workers 16 years and over: 65,150
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22 / 25#4. Prince George's County (Southwest)鈥擮xon Hill, Hillcrest Heights, and Temple Hills
- Average one-way commute time to work: 37.1 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 19%
- Workers 16 years and over: 58,736
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23 / 25#3. Prince George's County (East)鈥擝owie City, Kettering, Largo, Mitchellville, and Lanham
- Average one-way commute time to work: 38 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 22.3%
- Workers 16 years and over: 95,768
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24 / 25#2. Prince George's County (South)鈥擟linton, Fort Washington (South), Rosaryville, and Croom
- Average one-way commute time to work: 41.4 minutes
- Workers with one-way commutes over 60 minutes: 25.9%
- Workers 16 years and over: 66,148
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25 / 25#1. Charles County鈥擫a Plata Town and Waldorf