New Yorkers Get to Work Later than All the Other Metro Areas

[Jesus Malverde]

They say the early bird gets the worm, but who the hell wants the worm in a Big Apple?

The data lab over at Fivethirtyeight crunched some numbers, and found out New Yorkers on average get to work later than any other metro area in the United States. According to the study, the median time to arrive at work is 8:24 a.m.



Read More: http://observer.com/2014/04/snooze-york-new-york-sleeps-later-than-every-other-city/

[Dorian Gray]

1. Tell that to my husband who gets to work

every morning at 6:30!

ETA: I work from home, so I roll in sometime around 9:30 or 10, after I drop my daughter off.

[badtoworse]

2. I'm typically in by 7:30.

[Renew Deal]

3. Markets open at 9

So that probably drives some of it. Also the commute is better after 8AM. And NY is in the eastern most time zone. Companies with west coast branches may want to come in later to be in line with their colleagues.

Construction workers probably keep these numbers artificially low. They get in before 7 and there's lots of them.

[stevenleser]

4. The tendency is for people to work late here. They work late, then wake up late and get in

between 9a and 10a.

Nothing much happens at work until 9am anyway so it makes sense.

[pstokely]

5. and how many actually leave early vs those arrive late due non traffic issues?

like hangovers, sleeping in etc.?