Most Philadelphians still have to commute every day, but that experience has changed somewhat compared to the pre-pandemic period, write Lydia DePillis, Emma Goldberg, and Ella Koeze for The New York Times.

The decrease in overall travel by those who switched to remote work has affected the nature of commutes for everybody. For example, rush-hour traffic has been streamlined, but at the same time, trains are running less often.

In general, one-way commutes in the Philadelphia region were 6.1 percent shorter in 2022 compared to 2019.

Morning rush hour traffic sped up the most, being four miles per hour faster in 2022. The smallest changes occurred in the evenings, whereas traffic was faster just by a mile to two miles per hour.

The situation was much harder for commuters who use public transit, forcing many of them to find alternative means of transportation.

Due to the fewer trains and buses running during the pandemic, 33 percent of commuters in the Philadelphia metro area have abandoned public transit between 2019 and 2022.

In that same period, the number of commuters who use cars went down by 17 percent.

Read more about how commuting to and from work across the Delaware Valley has changed compared to the pre-pandemic period in The New York Times.

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