Winchester Residents Have Longer Commute Than Most [Poll]

Stuck in traffic a lot? You're not alone. It takes Winchester residents longer to get to work than the residents of most other small cities in Massachusetts, according to a new study.

The study done by On Numbers, a Bizjournals.com blog, compiled data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 American Community Survey. It awarded points for every commuter who takes less than 30 minutes to get from home to his or her job, and it took away points for every commuter above that threshold.

Among the 62 cities, villages, incorporated towns and census designated places with populations between 10,000 and 50,000, Winchester ranked 51st.

The study showed that nearly a third of Winchester residents—31.16 percent—take between 15 and 29 minutes to get to work.That was followed by residents who take 30-44 minutes to get to work — 26.66 percent. Winchester commuters who have less than a 15 minute commute finished last — 20.80 percent. Residents who have a drive over 45 minutes make up 21.38 percent of the commuters.

Those times put Winchester worse than the national average, with 15.5 percent having a commute longer than 45 minutes, and 28.7 percent having a commute of less than 15 minutes.

The best commute in America for small cities was in Altus, Oklahoma, where more than four-fifths (80.5 percent) of workers get to work in less than 15 minutes.

You can see the full rankings, including small and large cities, at On Numbers.