The lonely American commute

July 24, 2024 | John Mudd

(WASHINGTON POST)  Emily Badger — America is still a country of lonely commuters. About 86 percent of us generally get to work in an automobile, according to new Census data from the 2013 American Community Survey released this week. And nearly as many — 76 percent — ride in that car all alone, accompanied only by the radio or the sound of mechanically muffled silence:

Source: The lonely American commute – The Washington Post

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