Turns out the average commute time doubled since 1980, no wonder I'm always cranky

I was reading through some old census data last night, just killing time, and saw that the average one-way commute in the US was about 22 minutes back in 1980. Now it's pushing 30 minutes in most metro areas, and in places like Atlanta it's over 35. That adds up to nearly two extra weeks per year stuck behind a wheel. I found a breakdown from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed the real jump happened after 2000, when housing prices pushed people further out. I get why the suburbs grew, but nobody planned for the road rage that comes with it. Has anyone else looked at their own commute numbers and felt genuinely depressed about the math?

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