United States Census Bureau defines this as a daily journey to work that takes more than 90 minutes each way.
The winner, from Mariposa, California, drove a 372-mile (599 km) round trip (about 7 hours) to and from work in San Jose each day.
[3] A BBC article in 2013 highlighted multiple reasons for extreme commutes, including lifestyle choice (living in the country and pursuing a London career), relocation of employers, and people increasing their search area when looking for work after redundancy.
[4] As a result of China's rapid urbanization, cities have grown larger, but largely remained monocentric, increasing commute times drastically.
[5] According to a 2022 survey, many Chinese cities have high proportions of their population who commute an hour or more each day, including 30% of Beijingers, and 18% of Shanghainese.