Hardest-Working Cities in America: Where Does Boston Land? Which New England City is DEAD LAST?
If you’ve ever thought Boston workers were hard working, you’re wrong. Well, sort of. Wallet Hub has compiled a list of the hardest-working cities in America and Boston does not…
If you've ever thought Boston workers were hard working, you're wrong. Well, sort of. Wallet Hub has compiled a list of the hardest-working cities in America and Boston does not even land in the top 20. Although it could be much worse. There is a New England city that actually lands dead last on the list. We'll get to that in a minute. Now, Wallet Hub analyzed 11 different metrics in 116 of the country's largest cities to determine its list. Some of those metrics include: employment rate to average weekly work hours to the share of workers with multiple jobs. According to Wallet Hub: "Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the “hardest-working.” Data for metrics marked with an asterisk (*) were available only at the state level. We then determined each city’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order our sample." You can read the entire survey by going to the WALLET HUB website.
Below we will list the hardest working cities, least hardest working cities and where Boston lands on the list.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 20: A view of the Prudential Center and the Boston City skyline on March 20, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. Local gyms and health clubs have been shut down across the country due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but people have still been encouraged to exercise outside while social distancing. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
#35 Hardest Working City: Boston
Total score of 65.53, with 55 Direct work factors and 6 Indirect work factors
#5 Hardest working city: Washington D.C.
Total score of 73.57, with 7 Direct work factors and 20 Indirect work factors
#4 Hardest working city in America: Virginia Beach, VA
Total score of 74.78, with 5 Direct work factors and 13 Indirect work factors
#3 Hardest Working City in America: Irving, TX
Total score of 75.21, with 2 Direct work factors and 69 Indirect work factors
#2 Hardest working city in America: Anchorage, AK
Total score of 76.74, with 4 Direct work factors and 38 Indirect work factors
#1 Hardest working city in America: San Francisco, CA
Total score of 77.12, with 1 Direct work factors and 43 Indirect work factors
#5 LEAST hard working city in America: Cleveland, OH
Total score of 39.81, with 113 Direct work factors and 36 Indirect work factors
#4 LEAST hard working city in America: Bridgeport, CT
Total score of 39.10, with 114 Direct work factors and 26 Indirect work factors
#3 LEAST hard working city in America: Buffalo, NY
Total score of 35.94, with 112 Direct work factors and 109 Indirect work factors
#2 LEAST hard working city in America: Detroit, MI
Total score of 35.03, with 115 Direct work factors and 57 Indirect work factors
#1 LEAST hard working city in America: Burlington, VT
Total score of 30.36, with 116 Direct work factors and 104 Indirect work factors
