That's why long
commute times tend to drive up rates on insurance.
That's why long
commute times tend to drive up insurance rates.
Drivers with long
commute times tend to pay more for car insurance.
That's why higher
commute times tend to cause a slight increase in insurance rates.
That's why long
commute times tend to drive up insurance costs.
That's why cities with longer
commute times tend to have higher insurance rates.
Drivers with shorter
commute times tend to pay less for car insurance.
Not exact matches
The fact that we
tend to
commute twice a day at least five days a week makes it unsurprising that the effect would build up over
time and make us less and less happy.
Larger cities also
tend to experience heavier traffic, which can be frustrating if your
commute is eating up a lot of
time.
To see where traffic
tends to be the lightest, we looked at each city's average
commute time.
Drivers in Shoreview
tend to have
commute times that are slightly lower than the national average, likely having little impact on car insurance rates for local drivers.
Fortunately, Marshall drivers
tend to have very short
commute times compared to the national average.
Maplewood residents
tend to have
commute times that are close to the national average, having little impact on Maplewood car insurance rates.
Commute times for Minnetonka residents
tend to be shorter than the national average, which reduces the risk for car accidents.
Employees who also
commute for long
times are generally unhappy and
tend to look for positions closer to home which
tends to be costly for the employer.
Drive
times are growing in part because consumers want less - expensive housing and are willing to
commute further for a job, says Alan Pisarski, author of
Commuting in America (Eno Foundation for Transportation, 1987) and an expert on travel behavior and transportation policy, in Falls Church, Va. «People affected by housing costs
tend to go to the periphery of metro areas,» Pisarski says.
Besides price, the most important factors that determine a buyer's location
tend to be
commute time, public schools, proximity to shopping / restaurants, and neighborhood amenities.