Seoul Commuters Spend 2 Hours on the Road Every Day: Poll

By Lee Suh-yoon

Workers living in or around Seoul spend an average 114.5 minutes commuting to and from work every day, a recent poll showed Thursday.

According to a survey of 1,301 workers by local job portals Job Korea and Albamon, the average daily commute times for those living in Seoul, Incheon or Gyeonggi Province were 100 minutes, 95.8 minutes and 134.

2 minutes, respectively. It showed people living in Gyeonggi Province spend around 35 more minutes on the road every day than those based in Seoul.

Around 32 percent of the respondents from the Seoul and metropolitan area said their commute involved both buses and subways. Another 29.

1 percent said they only use the subway while 19.6 percent said they rely on just buses and 10 percent, a private vehicle.

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