For some people, commuting to work means hopping out of bed and heading to the next room to sit in a home office. For others, it involves dealing with hours of traffic on the highway.
In certain major cities, it's almost guaranteed that traffic will be horrible every single day. Our friends at WalletHub calculated the worst cities to be a driver in, and the results are pretty predictable.
First, WalletHub ranked the 100 most populated U.S. Cities according to the costs of car ownership and the time, money and safety involved with commuting. Then, the site analyzed those cities based on 21 different factors, including gas prices, parking costs, average traffic delays, car thefts and accident likelihood.
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Without further ado, here are the 10 worst cities for driving in 2015:
10. Los Angeles, California
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Heavy traffic clogs the 101 Freeway as people leave work for the Labor Day holiday in Los Angeles on August 29, 2014. A Labor Day travel prediction by the American Auto Association (AAA) expects that 34.7 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Labor Day holiday weekend, mainly due to lower gas prices and a rebounding economy. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 27: Traffic backs up on the Kennedy Expressway as commuters and holiday travelers try to get an early start on their Thanksgiving travel on November 27, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The Illinois Tollway expects about 10 million vehicles to travel through the states toll system from today until Monday. Chicago's Department of Aviation said it expects another 1.9 million to travel through the city's two airports during an eight-day Thanksgiving travel period which ends December 3. A wintry storm system that is covering much of the nation is threatening to wreak havoc on holiday travel especially in the South and Northeast. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
I recently went on a pontoon boat ride along the Passaic River in Newark. It was conducted to raise awareness of the waterfront, and getting this perspective on the city is not too easy. The only way to get a pleasure boat in the water is via a sewage treatment plant landing, and only one industry still uses the river for commercial shipping. It almost seems like the skyline was purposefully built to turn its back to the river, as evidenced by the glass and cement walls of the high-rises and lack of park space. It looks a little better from the area around the airport.
5. Detroit, Michigan
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In a photo from Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Detroit, traffic heads north on the Lodge freeway. While the Michigan Legislature debates how to proceed with putting an additional $1.2 billion annually toward repairing roads, the state may also be facing another looming transportation funding crunch as congestion grows on the stateâs highways. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
4. San Francisco, California
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Traffic flows over the Golden Gate Bridge as a boat passes below the day before the Thanksgiving holiday in this view from Sausalito, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. Traffic across the bridge appeared normal. The California Highway Patrol will have more officers on the road starting Wednesday evening, enforcing seat belt, sobriety and other safety laws for the heavy travel weekend. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
