Data sources
CostToWork relies on primary government and intergovernmental datasets. Every figure in our articles can be traced back to one of the sources below.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Wages, employment, commute-time series, occupational data.
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U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey
Mean travel time to work, mode of transportation by state and metro area.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
National Household Travel Survey, vehicle-miles-traveled and transit ridership.
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Standard mileage rates and commuter benefit rules.
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U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Retail gasoline and diesel prices used for default fuel cost assumptions.
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OECD
International comparisons of working time, wages and remote-work prevalence.
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Eurostat
EU commute, fuel and labour-market statistics.
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World Bank
Cross-country macroeconomic and labour indicators.