Most of our stories are aimed at a college-aged audience. Some of you are working while in college. Others are making plans on how they’ll follow a path to the career once they graduate. When it comes to getting a job, there are three words you should remember: location, location and location. It goes without saying that if you want a job in a certain field, you need to live in a place where those jobs are available. Something you might not consider right now is that a long commute is something you might want to avoid in your future work. While for some, a long commute will have to be a price to pay, if you are lucky, you might have some choice in the matter. U.S. News has made a list of the 10 states with the lowest average commute time.
Let’s just say New York and Chicago are not on the list!
10. Utah
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Average Work Commute: 21.3 minutes
9. Idaho
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Average Work Commute: 20.5 minutes
8. Alaska
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Average Work Commute: 19.2 minutes
7. Iowa
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Average Work Commute: 19 minutes
6. Wyoming
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Average Work Commute: 19 minutes
5. Kansas
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Average Work Commute: 19 minutes
4. Nebraska
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Average Work Commute: 18.4 minutes
3. Montana
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Average Work Commute: 18 minutes
2. South Dakota
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Average Work Commute: 16.9 minutes
1. North Dakota
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Average Work Commute: 16.6 minutes
