Stats of our lives: The cost of commuting

The monetary and environmental price tag of sitting in traffic — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures

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$818

Cost to the average American commuter, in wasted fuel and time, of sitting in traffic in 2011

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56 billion

Extra pounds of carbon dioxide released into the air each year as a result of idling in traffic

Source: The Associated Press

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Samantha Rollins
Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.