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The Biggest Cross-State Commutes in America (2025 Data)
Hundreds of thousands of Americans cross a state line to get to work every day. Here are the largest flows, the metros that generate them, and why standard statistics miss them.
Read →Data studyUS Cities With the Longest and Shortest Commutes (2025)
The typical American commute is 26.8 minutes. We ranked the cities far above and far below it — from 14-minute Plains towns to 42-minute metro suburbs — and dug into why the gap is so wide.
Read →Data studyThe US Cities Where the Most People Work From Home (2025)
Nationally, 13.8% of workers are remote — down from the pandemic peak. But in a cluster of affluent, tech-adjacent suburbs, the rate is nearly triple that. Here’s the map of remote-work America.
Read →City guideMoving to Charlotte, NC: Commute, Internet & What to Know (2025)
A by-the-numbers relocation guide to Charlotte — the commute, where people actually work (interactive map), the work-from-home share, and the home internet you can really get.
Read →City guideLiving in NJ, Working in NYC: A Cross-State Commuter’s Guide (2025)
The Hudson crossing is the biggest cross-state commute in America. Here’s what the data says about doing it — the trip, the reverse flow, the map, and the trade-offs.
Read →GuideHow to Find the Best Internet for Your City (2025 Guide)
Fiber or cable? 1-gig or 8-gig? We analyzed broadband in 1,732 US cities — here’s a step-by-step way to find the fastest real plan at your address, and what the speed tiers actually mean.
Read →Data studyThe Most Diverse Cities in America (2025), Mapped
We scored every large U.S. city on a racial-diversity index from 2024 Census data. The most diverse big city in America isn’t New York or LA — it’s Vallejo, California. Here’s the ranking, plus an interactive map of how diversity actually looks, block by block.
Read →Data studyAmerica’s Youngest and Oldest Cities (2025)
One American city has a median age of 17.5. Another has a median age of 74. We ranked the country’s age extremes — college towns, a fast-growing religious community, and Florida’s retirement meccas — from 2024 Census data.
Read →Data studyThe Richest and Poorest Big Cities in America (2025)
In one American city the typical household earns $186,000 a year. In another, it’s $40,000. We mapped the income extremes of America’s large cities — and the gap is wider than you’d think.
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