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US Census Bureau News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005
   
Shelly Lowe CB05-CR.01
Public Information Office  
(301) 763-3691/457-3620 (fax)  
(301) 457-1037 (TDD)  
e-mail: <pio@census.gov>  
   
**CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY**
 
Many Workers Have Long Commutes to Work

Census Bureau Ranks Areas with Longest Average Commute Times

   
What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to discuss American Community Survey data on the time that the nation’s average commuter spends traveling to work. Information will be released ranking states, counties and cities by average commute-to-work time and the percentage of commuters who experience “extreme” commutes of 90 or more minutes each day. Philadelphia is among the cities with the longest commute times.
   
When: Wednesday, March 30, 10 a.m. EST
   
Who: Louis Kincannon, director, U.S. Census Bureau
Don Shanis, assistant executive director, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Nancy A. Goldenberg, vice president, Philadelphia Center City District
   
Where: 30th Street Station North Waiting Room
30th and Market Streets
Philadelphia, Pa.

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