Lawyers are among DC residents with speediest commutes, census data shows
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Lawyers may work long hours, but they have one advantage during their workday: They are among workers with the speediest commutes, according to census data for workers in Washington, D.C.
Those with the quickest commutes were all high- and middle-income workers, according to an analysis of the data for 31 most common job categories by Washington, D.C.’s Office of Revenue Analysis. The Washington Post reported on the findings.
The average commute time was 26 minutes for lawyers, judges and magistrates (lumped into one category), 26 minutes for “miscellaneous legal support workers” and 33 minutes for paralegals and legal assistants.
Other workers with the shortest commutes were chief executives and legislators (24 minutes), elementary and middle school teachers (24 minutes), economists (25 minutes), and physicians and surgeons (26 minutes).
Those with the longest commutes, on the other hand, were housekeepers and construction laborers, with an average commute of 37 minutes.
The type of commute also varied by occupation. Paralegals and other middle-income workers were among those most likely to take the subway. Lawyers and other high-income workers were most likely to drive, with one exception. Economists were more likely to walk to work—the only occupation studied in which walking was the most common commute.
