1 in 7 Seoul citizens spends over 2 hours commuting

Nearly 14 percent of Seoul residents spend at least two hours a day commuting to work or school, according to the Seoul Institute. The findings suggest that longer travel times cut into leisure and social activities and are linked to lower life satisfaction. Citing a Seoul Metropolitan Government survey, the institute’s recent report said that, as of 2023, citizens spent 34.5 minutes on average on one-way trips to work or school. The report found that 13.5 percent of residents spent more than an hour traveling one way, meaning their round trip takes at least two hours. Another 4.5 percent spent at least 90 minutes commuting or traveling to school, meaning a three-hour round trip each day. Residents with one-way commutes of more than an hour were concentrated in outer districts such as Yangcheon, Gangdong, Gangbuk and Dobong. A 2013 Korea Transport Institute report estimated the economic value of a one-hour commute was 940,000 won ($676) per month. This means if a person spends two hours commuting, they would see losses worth nearly 2 million won per month for the time that could otherwiWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times