California cities made a significant representation in a recent ranking of the hardest-working cities in the U.S., underscoring the state’s strong contribution to the nation’s workforce.
A total of 17 cities secured spots in WalletHub’s latest survey of the hardest-working cities in America.
Based on the annual ranking of the 116 biggest cities in the country, San Francisco emerged as California’s highest-ranked city and secured the eighth position in the top 10. The city achieved a total score of 73.33, ranking ninth on direct work factors, and 37th on indirect work factors.
San Francisco’s ranking on the national list reflects the high concentration of its professionals, especially those in the finance and technology sectors.
Close behind was Fremont, which ranked 18th overall with a total score of 70.3. The city’s highly educated workforce and strong employment figures helped the city’s high ranking.
Rounding out the top three California cities on the list was San Jose, which ranked 53rd overall with a total score of 64.96.
The other California cities appearing in the list include:
- Oakland
- Santa Ana
- San Diego
- Anaheim
- Chula Vista
- Irvine
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Bernardino
- Bakersfield
- Stockton
- Fresno
Top 10 Cities Nationwide
Here are the top 10 hardest-working cities across the U.S.:
- Cheyenne, WY
- Anchorage, AK
- Washington, DC
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Irving, TX
- Nashville, TN
- Dallas, TX
- San Francisco, CA
- Denver, CO
- Austin, TX
In addition to California’s robust representation in WalletHub’s survey, Texas also featured strongly, with 13 cities of the state making the list, and nine of them ranking in the top 25. This highlights the state’s deep and diverse labor force, from major urban centers to growing metropolitan areas.
Methodology
A typical American worker usually works 1,796 hours a year, logging more hours than workers in several other industrialized countries like Japan, the U.K., and Germany, according to WalletHub’s study. In recent years, the rise of remote work has, in some cases, extended work hours even further.
To understand which cities work the hardest, WalletHub analyzed the 116 largest cities using 11 metrics, such as the employment rate, average weekly work hours, and the share of workers with multiple jobs.
The two key factors to determine the leading cities were direct work factors and indirect work factors. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the hardest working.
Each city’s weighted average across all metrics was determined to calculate its overall score, which was then used to rank the cities.
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