Is San Francisco overworked? New study suggests so
(NEXSTAR) — Just how bad is work-life balance in the City by the Bay? According to a new analysis from FinanceBuzz, it's pretty bad. In fact, San Francisco ranks 9th on a list of the most overworked cities in the United States.
To find out, FinanceBuzz ranked the 75+ largest US cities based on six data points, including average work hours/commute time, percentage of workers who work 50+ weeks per year, and percentage of active workers aged 65 or older.
FinanceBuzz analysts said the amount of time San Franciscans spend working and commuting each week (44.92 hours) plays a big role in their “overwork score.”
Overall, San Francisco's “overworked score” was 61.7 out of 100. Some of the highest scores came from the percentage of workers who work more than 50 weeks a year and the volume of searches for “side hustles” or “side hustles.”
| city | Overwork score | Average working hours + commuting time | Employees who work 50 or more weeks per year | Dual-income households | Worker with two jobs | Search volume for “side hustle” on Google Trends |
| San Francisco | 61.7 | 44.92 (weeks) | 86.4% | 62.8% | 4.4% | 63.5 |
While San Francisco does get some recognition for its “relatively low” percentage of dual-income workers, the time spent working and commuting each week negatively impacts its overall score. Additionally, FinanceBuzz found that San Francisco has a higher percentage of dual-income households than Denver, the top city for most overworked in the U.S. While Denver tops the national list of overworked cities, San Francisco's percentage of dual-income households is 0.9% higher.
In April, San Francisco also ranked eighth in a WalletHub study that sought to find the hardest-working cities in the U.S. Analysts weighed the number of hours worked per week, the percentage of workers who don't take vacation time, commute times and the percentage of workers with multiple jobs.
Meanwhile, Detroit was found by FinanceBuzz to be the least overworked city in the U.S. The analysts found that Detroit has the lowest percentage of older workers of any U.S. city (13.5%), and the lowest percentage of workers who work more than 50 weeks a year (77.1%).
The full survey can be found on FinanceBuzz.
