Interesting. I’ve just posted this:

“Thanks James, fascinating. I can’t see any data for commuting to and from work. It’s always been my understanding that on average men spend more time commuting than women, one reason being their workplaces are more likely to be further away. Can you shed any light on this? Thanks.”

Update. James’s response:

“Good question, Mike. Commuting time for work is a subcategory within the broader category of “working and work-related activities.” I didn’t graph that subcategory, but the data tables show that males spend more time than females in travel related to work.”

I asked James to provide a link to the data tables, he replied with the following:

“The pdf at the below link is the table that contains the results from 2024. Toward the top of the third page (second row in the table), you will see “Travel related to work” listed under the “Activity” column. That’s the relevant data for 2024. https://www.bls.gov/tus/tables/a1-2024.pdf“

The data shows men commute 0.3 hours per day on average, women 0.19 hours.

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