AngelaLambert OP t1_jcn068g wrote
New York State itself, 39% of adults report sleeping an average of under 7 hours a night, compared to the U.S. average of 35%. So it's def up there! Definitely not as bad as the meth belt, though.
Edit to add: I'd love any insights on why this is the case!
Grass8989 t1_jcn8jn9 wrote
I’d imagine probably insane commutes combined with having family duties and children.
Mariowario64 t1_jcnlo5f wrote
I find the emergency services explanation more compelling. Long commutes and family obligations are present in most parts of the NY metro area, but Staten Island is the only part of the metro area that is present in this list.
Sams_Butter_Sock t1_jcpzgdz wrote
Where else in the city is the commute up to a hour and a half on a good day. Like it’s better to just move to PA at that pount
Main_Photo1086 t1_jcrjsuo wrote
First, it’s way worse coming from NJ or PA to NYC now that more people moved out of the city during the pandemic so the commutes are no longer comparable. Also, I’ve had both long driving commutes and long mass transit commutes - no contest, driving is the absolute worst. It just feels so much longer because at least on the bus I can pass the time doing anything but driving.
sutisuc t1_jcu7ozd wrote
There’s spots in NJ (where hundreds of thousands of people live) that are less than 20 minutes by train from the central business district of Manhattan. How do you figure that’s worse than the people in the far reaches of the outerboroughs that have 1-2 hour one way commutes?
Main_Photo1086 t1_jcu931i wrote
The person I responded to literally mentioned PA. My statement about NJ was about further-flung places in NJ closer to PA, not like Hoboken.
Sams_Butter_Sock t1_jcsnglv wrote
Most People take the bus from pa and nj. Everyone knows driving blows
Main_Photo1086 t1_jct9t5t wrote
what’s your source for “most”? Because I’m pretty sure you’re incorrect.
oreosfly t1_jcnsvzw wrote
SI has some of the longest average commutes in the country.
> https://www.silive.com/news/2015/09/staten_island_keeps_spot_among.html
The average one way commute in the United States is 27.6 minutes. Obnoxiously long commutes are pretty common NY metro area but Staten Island and the Bronx are absolute monstrosities compared to the rest of the country.
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anarchyx34 t1_jcpjr7b wrote
Really really good is a bit of a stretch and depends on where you live. There are some areas with zero (I mean nothing, not even buses) public transit. The free train sounds great but it often runs only every 30 mins and sometimes not at all on the weekends due to track work. I live in New Dorp which has a multitude of transit options, but recently I needed to take the bus to Mariner’s harbor and it took 1.5 hours. If I drove it would have been 20 minutes top. Ironically I didn’t drive that day because I was picking my car up from a repair shop there.
I do use local transit here but only when it happens to work out for the situation.
For off the boro transit, it also depends on the situation, but try catching a Manhattan bound SIM1 in the evening during rush hour. Literally 1hr+ wait times.
anarchyx34 t1_jcp0lmf wrote
2.5 hour commutes don’t help.
redditorium t1_jcp54jw wrote
But Rip Van Winkle is probably bringing our sleep time average up a lot
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