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One in 4 workers in India commute over 90 minutes daily

Although in India the average commuting length is 29 minutes, a disheartening 12% of commuters travel more than an hour according to a survey by Regus,a leading global workplace solutions provider.

DNA Web Team

Updated : Aug 12, 2010, 01:33 PM IST

Long-distance commuting is still the norm despite progress in flexible working practices with 20% of commuters globally and 26% in India travelling over 90 minutes everyday, a survey revealed.

Although in India the average commuting length is 29 minutes, a disheartening 12% of commuters travel more than an hour to and from the place of work, according to a survey by Regus,a leading global workplace solutions provider.

In India car use is on average with 67% of respondents driving to work. Other popular modes of transport are motorcycles at 12%, far more popular here than anywhere else, and taxis with nine per cent of respondents declaring this is as their mode of transport to work.

Among the least popular modes of transport in India is cycling with less than one per cent preferring this way of travelling.

While on average seven per cent of commuters globally spend 10% or more of their salary on commuting, in India the average spend for commuting is 4.1% of yearly salary. Nevertheless, one in ten respondents (11%) spend 10% or over of their yearly take-home salary to fund their commute while 16% spend between 5-10%.

Globally, cars are by far the most popular form of commuter transport (64%).

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