Report: Bay Area in nation’s most costly commutes

Fremont tops the list, with workers there forking out a daily commute cost of $49, which translates into an annual cost of $12,801.

The data, based on 2017 numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, shows that Fremont workers’ median earnings were $82,106, they worked an average of nearly 39 hours per week and endured an average one-way commute of nearly 35 minutes.

“Everyone knows time equals money and this is especially true in high-earning areas with lengthy commutes,” LendingTree spokeswoman Megan Greuling said in an email.

Coming in second with a $45 daily commute cost is San Francisco, where workers earned a median wage of $80,812, worked an average of just over 40 hours per week and slogged through an average one-way commute of almost 34 minutes, according to the report.

That translates to a yearly commute cost $11,719.

San Jose holds the ninth spot on the list with an estimated commute cost of $32 — based on median earnings of $61,999, an average work week of 38.3 hours and a average one-way commute of 31.3 minutes, the report says.

Oakland workers, with a daily commute cost of $33, median earnings of $56,307, an average work week of 38.7 hours and a average one-way commute of nearly 34 minutes, hold the 10th spot in the report.

New York came in fifth with a daily commute cost of $37, Washington, D.C., was sixth with a daily commute cost of $36 and Irvine in Southern California took the fourth spot with a $38 daily cost, according to the report.

The report did not take into effect the cost of gas, parking or vehicle maintenance or the cost of public transportation.