(NEXSTAR) — How bad is work-life balance in the City by the Bay? Pretty bad, according to a new analysis by personal finance outlet FinanceBuzz. In fact, San Francisco ranked ninth in the rankings of most overworked U.S. cities.
To figure this out, FinanceBuzz ranked over 75 of the U.S.’ biggest cities based on six data points — including average number of hours working/commuting, percentage of workers working 50+ weeks per year, percentage of active workers over the age of 65, and more.
FinanceBuzz analysts said the amount of time San Francisco residents spend working or commuting to work each week (44.92 hours) deeply impacted its “Overworked score.”
All-in-all, San Francisco received an “Overworked score” of 61.7 out of 100, with some of its highest scores coming from percentage of workers who work 50+ weeks per year and volume of searches for “side hustles” or “side jobs.”
CityOverworked scoreAverage work + commute timeWorkers who work 50+ weeks per yearDual job householdsWorkers with 2 jobsGoogle Trends search volume for “side hustle” jobsSan Francisco61.744.92 (weekly)86.4%62.8%4.4%63.5
While San Francisco earned some favor for its “relatively low” percentage of workers with two jobs, the time spent working and commuting each week negatively impacts its overall score. Additionally, FinanceBuzz found that SF had a higher percentage of dual-worker households than even the top most-overworked city in the U.S. Though Denver placed atop the national list of overworked cities, San Francisco’s dual-worker households percentage is 0.9% higher.
In April, San Francisco also ranked eighth in a WalletHub study that attempted to find the hardest-working cities in the U.S. Analysts weighed workweek hours, share of workers not using vacation time, commute time and share of workers with multiple jobs.
On the other end of the scale, Detroit was found to be least overworked city in America by FinanceBuzz. Analysts found that Detroit’s percentage of senior citizen workers is the lowest of any U.S. city (13.5%) and the lowest percentage of workers that work more than 50 weeks per year (77.1%).
You can find the full study at FinanceBuzz.
San Francisco recently ranked ninth in the rankings of most overworked U.S. cities.
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