Commuting 'makes workers miserable'

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File photo dated 06/02/14 of commuters in a train carriage as commuter misery is most profound in people who have to travel for an hour to an hour and a half, a new report suggests. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday February 12, 2014. Those who have to travel to get to work have lower life satisfaction, a lower sense that their daily activities are worthwhile, are less happy and have higher anxiety than non-commuters, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. See PA story TRANSPORT Commuting. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Commuter misery is most profound in people who have to travel for an hour to an hour and a half, a new report suggests.

Those who have to travel to get to work have lower life satisfaction, a lower sense that their daily activities are worthwhile, are less happy and have higher anxiety than non-commuters, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

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