VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – It’s no secret that American’s work hard, but one Hampton Roads city is taking a top spot for the honor.
Virginia Beach ranked as the 19th hardest-working city in America. That’s according to Kempler Industries. Researchers looked at data from the U.S. Census Bureau from nearly 200 cities with a population of 150,000 of more. Rankings were based on the following metrics:
- Average commute time (Virginia Beach averaged 23.7 minutes)
- Average workweek hours (Virginia Beach averaged 40.2 hours)
- Percentage of workforce population aged 16-64 (69.3%)
- Percentage of senior workforce aged 65 and up (20.8%)
- The percentage of unused vacation days (24.2%)
For a list of the full rankings, click here. Washington, D.C. earned the number one position.
