A new study is revealing which cities in America are considered to be the “hardest working,” and the top and bottom spots may or may not surprise you.
WalletHub released its 2025 report after conducting research across 116 major cities. The cities that ranked were based on 11 key metrics, ranging from the employment rate to average weekly work hours to the share of workers with multiple jobs.
The average U.S. worker puts in 1,799 hours per year, according to WalletHub.
Another Texas city, Dallas, followed Irving in fourth place. The fifth-place spot was awarded to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Austin, Texas, was ranked sixth, followed by Denver, Colorado, taking seventh place.
Virginia Beach, Virginia; San Francisco, California and Arlington, Texas, round out the top 10.
The bottom five cities named were Bridgeport, Connecticut; Newark, New Jersey; Buffalo, New York and Detroit, Michigan.
Taking last place in the 116th spot was Burlington, Vermont.
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