Do a lot of people travel for work?

Americans make more than 405 million long-distance business trips per year, accounting for 16% of all long-distance travel (see Box A), according to a preliminary analysis of the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS).



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People who take work trips two weeks or more a month report more symptoms of anxiety and depression and are more likely to smoke and have difficulty sleeping, compared to those who travel one to six nights a month, according to a new study by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and City University of ...

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Census Bureau Estimates Show Average One-Way Travel Time to Work Rises to All-Time High
  • In 2019, the average one-way commute in the United States increased to a new high of 27.6 minutes.
  • In 2006, the average travel time for the nation was 25.0 minutes.


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That means you would spend 75% of your time going to different locations meeting with clients and 25% of your time working from an office. Many fields involve some travel, including: Tourism and hospitality. Health care. Transportation.

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Work travel often involves a high-pressure atmosphere and a taxing schedule that leads to unhealthy diets, a lack of regular exercise, poor sleeping habits, and even unhealthy vices like drinking too much alcohol or smoking.

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Usually, in my experience, a trip was 3 to 4 nights. Though for some people, 50% could mean every week for 6 months, then none for 6 months. Just sorta depends on how you want to measure it. every week for 6 months is still pretty heavy travel even when you go 6 months for none.

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Popular jobs that involve travel
  1. Cruise ship chef. National average salary: $13 per hour. ...
  2. Train conductor. National average salary: $16.73 per hour. ...
  3. Flight attendant. National average salary: $16.85 per hour. ...
  4. English teacher abroad. National average salary: $19.33 per hour. ...
  5. Truck driver. ...
  6. Travel technician. ...
  7. Travel nurse. ...
  8. Blogger.


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The world's most popular business travel destinations
  • France. 215.3.
  • Ireland. 127.6.
  • Germany. 113.3.
  • Spain. 109.0.
  • Netherlands. 89.3.
  • Italy. 72.1.
  • United States. 70.1.
  • Belgium. 43.4.


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30% of working time means that 30% of the total hours you are expected to work in a given period should be dedicated to travel. For example, if you are expected to work 40 hours per week and 30% of your working time is allocated for travel, then 12 hours (or 1.5 days) should be spent on traveling during that week.

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Nonexempt Employee Travel Pay Rules The U.S. Department of Labor states that any hours worked for non-exempt employees must be paid by the employer at the employee's agreed wage. Any time spent traveling as part of regular employment or during regular business hours must be compensated.

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Generally, employees should be compensated for all time spent traveling during regular business hours, and under the FLSA, travel time associated with overnight stays is generally considered compensable work time when it “cuts across the employee's workday.”

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