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You might have to zoom in on the image to make sense of it, but this is the number of people in each of the Texas Triangle's four big metro areas that actually work in one of the other three big metro areas.

It's actually wild stuff, in my opinion. Now, a lot of these may be people who mostly work from home...but a lot of them probably aren't! Anyway, today's video is about the "super commuting" phenomenon. Where are the places in the US where people, in large numbers, work in one metro area but live in another -- and why is there so much of this happening? I won't discuss further here, so as not to spoil, but suffice to say I had A LOT of fun with data this week.

Any of you out there fall into the category of "super commuter" (for lack of a better term)? Or know someone who does? It's something I haven't done and can't imagine doing, but everyone has a different situation, and I'm sure there are lots of different stories out there. Let me know!

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Devra Gatling

I’m a nurse in the Bay Area and I have tons of coworkers who super commute. Just off the top of my head, I’ve had coworkers who commute from Sacramento, Southern California, Tahoe, Seattle, Atlanta, St Louis, Florida, and Toronto. I think I’m one of only two people on my unit who actually live in the city where our hospital is.

Lorraine and Baxter Williams

I super commuted my first year teaching at a uni. 1:45 each way. Worth it to not move house and kids. Not something I would want to do long term. I favor HS rail to facilitate this. It gives people more better options. Is that not why we have cultures?