NYC Tops ‘Most Stressful’ Commutes Among U.S. Cities, Study Finds

NEW YORK CITY — Frustrated a fed up over subway delays and traffic jams in New York City? A new study shows you’re not alone — and that the city leads the nation in commuting gripes.

New York City ranked number one for the “most stressful” commutes among United States cities, according to a new study by resume.io.

The study used Twitter — an online platform famous, or perhaps infamous, for split-second hot takes— as a gauge of commuter frustration.

“We found that 45.09% of commute-themed tweets from NYC show signs of stress,” the study states.

Negativity in commute-related tweets didn’t stop in the five boroughs, either, according to the study.

Jersey City ranked as the third-most stressful commute, based on 43.37 percent of tweets being negative, the study found.

Here are the top 10 most stressful commutes in the United States, according to the study.

1. New York, New York
2. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3. Jersey City, New Jersey
4. Concord, California
5. Cleveland, Ohio
6. Columbia, South Carolina
7. Boston, Massachusetts
8. Santa Clarita, California
9. San Antonio, Texas
10. Arlington, Virginia

Frustration for New York City-area commuters likely comes from a variety of factors, from long travels to public transit itself, the study states.

More than one million commuters come into the city every day, and, of those, about 600,000 are so-called “super-commuters” who spend more than 90 minutes a day traveling to work, according to the study.

Public transit can add to stress, the study argued. It found that nearly 56 percent of New York City residents use public transit and the entire region accounts for about 39 percent of the nation’s public transport commuters.

“It comes as no surprise then that our research found that New York and neighboring Jersey City have two of America’s most stressful commutes,” the study states.