Best Commuter Cars & 10 Cities You Wouldn't Want to drive them in

People living in far out communities are more and more common these days. It only makes sense that car buyers would want to find the best commuter cars possible. In this article I'll be highlighting the best cars for long commutes and then listing the top 10 cities you wouldn't want to drive them in.

Are you one of these people that has a long commute to get you to where you need to be on a daily basis? Nowadays due in part to urban sprawl roughly paraphrased as; "the act of people living farther out in rural communities making it necessary to commute daily," is a more common occurance.

The Dreaded Sprawl Crawl

There's a troubling trend that's been emerging for some time now known as the "Commuter Crawl" or "Sprawl Crawl." This term refers to people living in sprawling communities leaving for their daily commute earlier than normal to make it to work on time. Because this is a practice many people adhere to in certain areas of the U.S. it often serves to make traffic even worse even earlier in the day.

Best Cars for Commuters

If you're a road warrior here are just a few commuter cars to consider. They we're chosen for price, safety features and maybe most importantly Fuel Efficiency.

MSRP: $24,200 Crash Test Rating: ★★★★ MPG: 51 City / 48 Hwy More info

MSRP: $16,200 Crash Test Rating: ★★★★ MPG: 28 City / 40 Hwy More info

MSRP: $13,600 Crash Test Rating: ★★★★ MPG: 30 City / 37 Hwy More info

MSRP: $23,995 Crash Test Rating: ★★★★ MPG: 24 City / 33 Hwy More info

MSRP: $19,275 Crash Test Rating: ★★★★ MPG: MPG: 26 City / 32 Hwy More info

Top 10 Worst Cities to Drive In

Let me start off by saying I'm sorry if you live in or near one of these cities. I myself live in the Detroit area where we spend on average 179 hours a year in our vehicles. So let me re-phrase my first statement. I'm sorry San Francisco, Oakland and Fremont. We're only trailing you by 3 hours a year. The following 10 cities listed below ranked highest for amount of time spent commuting a year. Findings revealed that traffic wasn't influenced by more vehicles and less highways, but more so by urban sprawl.

1. San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont - 182 hours in the car every year
2. Detroit, Warren, Livonia - 179 hours in the car every year
3. Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach - 174 hours in the car every year
4. Austin, Round Rock - 166 hours in the car every year
5. Indianapolis, Carmel - 166 hours in the car every year
6. Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington - 165 hours in the car every year
7. Louisville, Jefferson County - 165 hours in the car every year
8. Portland, Vancouver, Beaverton - 164 hours in the car every year
9. Nashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro - 164 hours in the car every year
10. New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island

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