Work to live or live to work? If you’ve ever wondered which category your city’s residents fit into, WalletHub may have the answer.
The financial website recently released a report on the hardest working cities in nation. To determine the results, the study looked at seven factors across 116 of the most populous cities in the U.S., including average workweek hours; commute time; labor force participation; volunteer hours; sleep; average leisure time; and the amount workers holding multiple jobs.
Anchorage, Alaska topped the list with workweek hours averaging 40.7 and a labor participation rate of 79.21%. Apparently, all that cold keeps Anchorage residents working hard.
Also making the top five were the cities of Virginia Beach, VA; Plano, TX; Cheyenne, WY; and Irving, TX.
Statewide, San Francisco took the workaholic’s cake, coming it at #8 on WalletHub’s list. It’s no surprise, given the city’s booming tech industry and its sky-high cost of living.
Other California cities in the top 50 include Bakersfield and San Jose. While San Jose had a slightly higher labor participation rate, Bakersfield slightly inched out the Bay Area city in the number of hours worked per workweek.
Read more about the hardest working cities in the U.S. and see a full list here.