The specific group of workers researchers decided to studyResearchers at Wayne State University wanted to look past the simple “commuting is bad” framing. What the data showed when they plotted the full curveThe team expected to confirm the obvious: more commuting, more distress. The results revealed a U-shaped relationship between commuting duration and psychological distress, with psychological distress decreasing over the first 44 minutes of commuting duration but increasing thereafter. The commute experience can also spill over into workplace performance and domestic life, influencing life satisfaction indirectly. How to use the 44-minute window, whatever your commute looks likeThe practical takeaway is not “commute more.”