Read previewAmericans are on their way to work — and they probably still have a long way to go.
New research first reported by The Wall Street Journal shows that more workers are supercommuting, meaning they're traveling more than 75 miles each way for work.
Some trips, they found, are as long as five hours each way, with some starting their commutes at 3 a.m.
New York City experienced an 89% surge in supercommuting, from 1.9% to 3.6% of all trips.
Phoenix, Arizona — a city that's seen a surge of new residents in recent years and, as a result, soaring housing costs — has also seen supercommuting increase by 57%.
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