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As more employers tell their white-collar workers to show up at the office more often, a new study shows the time costs of those commutes to and from the job.
Working from home saves an average 72 minutes daily, and a good chunk of the time that would otherwise be spent in cars or public transit often goes to job-related activities, according to researchers who analyzed time-use data from people in 27 countries. In the U.S., the time saved by not making a daily commute is 55 minutes, the study added.
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