The Hardest-Working Cities Plus The Most & Least Glamorous Cities in America

An annual study found that the average American worker logs 1,791 hours per year.  That’s 294 hours more than the U.K., and 442 more than Germany.  So which American cities work the hardest?

WalletHub compared the 116 biggest cities in the U.S. using 11 key metrics . . . like employment rates, average workweek hours, volunteer hours, percentage of unused vacation time, and average commute.

Based on that, the 10 hardest-working cities are:  San Francisco . . . Anchorage, Alaska . . . Irving, Texas . . . Virginia Beach . . . Washington, D.C. . . . Sioux Falls, South Dakota . . . Norfolk, Virginia . . . Cheyenne, Wyoming . . . Dallas . . . and Austin, Texas.  (There are EIGHT Texas cities in the Top 22.)

Out of all the cities they looked at, Burlington, Vermont ranked dead last, followed by Detroit . . . Buffalo . . . Bridgeport, Connecticut . . . and Cleveland.

(WalletHub.com has the complete list.  It’s impressive that D.C. is Top Five, despite all the SLACKERS at the Capitol who don’t get anything done.)

New York City comes in at No. 1 on a list of the most glamorous American cities. Data was gathered on the 200 most populous cities in six categories: status and wealth, clubs, fine dining, beauty, fashion, and entertainment.

… Most glamorous cities:

1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. San Francisco
4. Miami
5. Chicago
6. Las Vegas
7. Houston, Texas
8. Atlanta, Georgia
9. Dallas, Texas
10. Washington DC

… Least glamorous cities:

• North Las Vegas, Nevada
• Waco, Texas
• Columbus, Georgia
• Cape Coral, Florida
• Moreno Valley, California
• Brownsville, Texas
• Laredo, Texas
• Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Warren, Michigan
• West Valley City, Utah (LEAST GLAMOROUS)