How Lazy is New Jersey?
A new survey of hard-working versus lazy cities in the United States has identified one Garden State location as less than diligent, according to Wallethub.
Out of 116 cities in the country, the website has identified Newark, New Jersey as slacking, coming in at number 113. Jersey City, New Jersey, fares better, ranking at 56.
Topping the list as “hard-working” is the nation’s capital, Washington D.C., which claims the “hardest-working city” honors, while Burlington, Vermont, could work harder, ranking dead last at 116.
Irving, Texas comes in second place overall, and Cheyenne, Wyoming comes in third.
New York, New York ranks at 99 and Philadelphia, Pa at 84.
As for the laziest cities, besides Burlington, Vermont, the list includes Detroit, Buffalo, Newark, and Toledo rounding out the bottom five.
Metrics included how many hours residents work per week, employment rate, and number of workers with multiple jobs
Here, the top and bottom 10 cities in WalletHub’s rankings:
Hardest-Working Cities in the U.S.
Overall Rank* | City | Total Score | Direct Work Factors Rank | Indirect Work Factors Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Washington, DC | 76.97 | 4 | 9 |
2 | Irving, TX | 76.39 | 1 | 46 |
3 | Cheyenne, WY | 76.15 | 7 | 27 |
4 | Virginia Beach, VA | 75.79 | 8 | 11 |
5 | Anchorage, AK | 75.55 | 3 | 85 |
6 | Norfolk, VA | 75.27 | 9 | 14 |
7 | Dallas, TX | 75.21 | 5 | 32 |
8 | San Francisco, CA | 74.67 | 6 | 40 |
9 | Denver, CO | 73.93 | 12 | 22 |
10 | Austin, TX | 73.82 | 2 | 79 |
11 | Sioux Falls, SD | 73.56 | 11 | 74 |
12 | Corpus Christi, TX | 73.44 | 10 | 76 |
13 | Plano, TX | 72.84 | 14 | 38 |
14 | Fort Worth, TX | 72.14 | 16 | 30 |
15 | Arlington, TX | 72.12 | 15 | 31 |
16 | Chesapeake, VA | 71.85 | 30 | 7 |
17 | Aurora, CO | 71.68 | 24 | 16 |
18 | Laredo, TX | 70.98 | 23 | 62 |
19 | Garland, TX | 70.90 | 25 | 21 |
20 | Nashville, TN | 70.52 | 13 | 77 |
21 | Manchester, NH | 70.24 | 34 | 35 |
22 | Omaha, NE | 70.00 | 36 | 25 |
23 | Raleigh, NC | 69.92 | 29 | 29 |
24 | Charlotte, NC | 69.89 | 33 | 24 |
25 | Chandler, AZ | 69.74 | 20 | 64 |
26 | Scottsdale, AZ | 69.70 | 17 | 78 |
27 | Houston, TX | 69.24 | 26 | 51 |
28 | Gilbert, AZ | 68.75 | 31 | 50 |
29 | Tampa, FL | 68.55 | 19 | 97 |
30 | Boston, MA | 68.45 | 49 | 3 |
31 | Fremont, CA | 68.22 | 37 | 33 |
32 | Seattle, WA | 68.05 | 51 | 6 |
33 | Atlanta, GA | 67.86 | 32 | 69 |
34 | Portland, ME | 67.72 | 40 | 57 |
35 | Colorado Springs, CO | 67.43 | 52 | 17 |
36 | Oklahoma City, OK | 66.95 | 22 | 101 |
37 | Indianapolis, IN | 66.91 | 47 | 18 |
38 | St. Petersburg, FL | 66.78 | 28 | 100 |
39 | Orlando, FL | 66.71 | 21 | 107 |
40 | Jacksonville, FL | 66.42 | 18 | 109 |
41 | Lubbock, TX | 66.40 | 39 | 98 |
42 | Baltimore, MD | 66.38 | 71 | 2 |
43 | San Antonio, TX | 66.14 | 35 | 86 |
44 | Salt Lake City, UT | 66.02 | 66 | 5 |
45 | Phoenix, AZ | 65.90 | 41 | 54 |
46 | Durham, NC | 65.80 | 43 | 88 |
47 | Fargo, ND | 65.52 | 48 | 63 |
48 | Little Rock, AR | 65.32 | 38 | 115 |
49 | Kansas City, MO | 65.25 | 50 | 41 |
50 | San Jose, CA | 65.19 | 42 | 55 |
51 | Miami, FL | 64.91 | 27 | 114 |
52 | Oakland, CA | 64.67 | 53 | 42 |
53 | Boise, ID | 64.18 | 63 | 48 |
54 | Portland, OR | 64.17 | 83 | 1 |
55 | El Paso, TX | 64.13 | 64 | 43 |
56 | Jersey City, NJ | 63.89 | 58 | 37 |
57 | Louisville, KY | 63.82 | 57 | 34 |
58 | Honolulu, HI | 63.72 | 46 | 110 |
59 | Tulsa, OK | 63.57 | 45 | 111 |
60 | Billings, MT | 63.48 | 62 | 66 |
61 | Minneapolis, MN | 62.77 | 77 | 13 |
62 | Des Moines, IA | 62.75 | 69 | 67 |
63 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 62.52 | 54 | 102 |
64 | Wichita, KS | 62.36 | 56 | 105 |
65 | Glendale, AZ | 62.34 | 70 | 47 |
66 | Jackson, MS | 62.11 | 60 | 106 |
67 | San Diego, CA | 61.95 | 59 | 80 |
68 | Columbus, OH | 61.94 | 65 | 59 |
69 | Irvine, CA | 61.62 | 55 | 89 |
70 | Fort Wayne, IN | 61.56 | 68 | 93 |
71 | Hialeah, FL | 61.44 | 44 | 112 |
72 | Santa Ana, CA | 61.29 | 61 | 87 |
73 | Lincoln, NE | 61.25 | 82 | 28 |
74 | Mesa, AZ | 61.13 | 72 | 61 |
75 | Long Beach, CA | 60.69 | 74 | 65 |
76 | St. Louis, MO | 60.65 | 81 | 36 |
77 | St. Paul, MN | 60.56 | 85 | 12 |
78 | Anaheim, CA | 60.49 | 73 | 75 |
79 | Reno, NV | 60.45 | 75 | 90 |
80 | Los Angeles, CA | 60.14 | 76 | 60 |
81 | Chula Vista, CA | 60.11 | 78 | 53 |
82 | Winston-Salem, NC | 59.59 | 79 | 92 |
83 | Henderson, NV | 59.19 | 80 | 71 |
84 | Philadelphia, PA | 58.52 | 98 | 8 |
85 | Birmingham, AL | 58.29 | 67 | 108 |
86 | North Las Vegas, NV | 58.14 | 84 | 49 |
87 | Chicago, IL | 57.71 | 89 | 39 |
88 | Las Vegas, NV | 57.28 | 88 | 58 |
89 | Cincinnati, OH | 57.23 | 97 | 20 |
90 | Bakersfield, CA | 56.29 | 93 | 72 |
91 | Albuquerque, NM | 56.16 | 92 | 84 |
92 | Memphis, TN | 55.91 | 91 | 73 |
93 | Riverside, CA | 55.36 | 94 | 68 |
94 | New Orleans, LA | 55.26 | 87 | 96 |
95 | Greensboro, NC | 55.08 | 96 | 94 |
96 | Sacramento, CA | 54.96 | 90 | 95 |
97 | Wilmington, DE | 54.60 | 95 | 81 |
98 | Pittsburgh, PA | 54.41 | 104 | 19 |
99 | New York, NY | 53.70 | 101 | 44 |
100 | Baton Rouge, LA | 53.43 | 100 | 91 |
101 | Madison, WI | 52.98 | 99 | 104 |
102 | Milwaukee, WI | 52.85 | 108 | 10 |
103 | Charleston, WV | 52.61 | 86 | 116 |
104 | Stockton, CA | 52.28 | 106 | 15 |
105 | Tucson, AZ | 51.94 | 102 | 99 |
106 | Providence, RI | 51.60 | 107 | 26 |
107 | San Bernardino, CA | 50.62 | 105 | 83 |
108 | Columbia, SC | 50.33 | 103 | 113 |
109 | Cleveland, OH | 50.00 | 110 | 23 |
110 | Fresno, CA | 48.86 | 109 | 82 |
111 | Bridgeport, CT | 48.31 | 112 | 4 |
112 | Toledo, OH | 47.50 | 111 | 52 |
113 | Newark, NJ | 43.19 | 113 | 45 |
114 | Buffalo, NY | 39.22 | 114 | 103 |
115 | Detroit, MI | 39.08 | 115 | 70 |
116 | Burlington, VT | 34.43 | 116 | 56 |