America's Hardest-Working Cities

Even though Americans work more annual hours than many other countries including the likes of Canada, Germany, France and Japan, some cities work harder than others. A new report from WalletHub has shed light on the cities with the greatest work ethic in the United States. The research spanned nine key metrics across 116 large cities. Direct factors include working hours, the employment rate, unused vacation time, engagement and the share of idle youth. Indirect factors comprise commuting time, workers with multiple jobs, volunteer hours worked and the amount of leisure time.

Even though San Francisco is known for a flourishing tech scene with an innovative office culture including ping-pong tables, flexible working hours and beer fridges, it still grabs the title as America's hardest working city. It did well across all nine categories and it had a final score of 78.52 out of 100. Maybe all of those perks really lead to greater productivity. Nearby Fremont also outworked the rest of the U.S. and it came second with a score of 78.29. Jersey City in New Jersey comes third with Washington D.C. and New York City complete the top-five.