At equal distance, the impedance created by traffic congestion strongly affects the duration of commute. Extant literature indicates that commute impedance negatively affects wellbeing, distinctly from the distance and the duration of commute. These negative effects are reported to be larger for women. Consequently, workers, especially females, must be willing to accept lower wages if reaching the job location entails fewer traffic congestions and accommodates a speedier commute. Using the Canadian General Social Survey of 2015 and the Census of 2016, the present paper assesses the wellbeing and wage consequences of commute impedance on men and women who drive to work. The study first demonstrates that the negative impact of commute impedance on wellbeing is greater for women. Second, consistent with the greater negative effect of traffic congestion on their wellbeing, women appear to pay a price off their wages, in order to avoid commute impedance. The policy implications are discussed.

在等距离处，交通拥堵产生的阻抗会强烈影响通勤时间。现有文献表明，通勤阻抗对幸福感有负面影响，这与通勤的距离和持续时间明显不同。据报道，这些负面影响对妇女更大。因此，如果到达工作地点会减少交通拥堵并适应更快的通勤时间，则工人，尤其是女性，必须愿意接受较低的工资。利用2015年加拿大一般社会调查和2016年人口普查，本文评估了通勤阻抗对开车上班的男女的福利和工资后果。该研究首先表明，通勤阻抗对女性的负面影响更大。第二，与交通拥堵对她们的健康带来更大的负面影响相一致，女性似乎为自己的工资付出了代价，以避免通勤阻抗。讨论了政策含义。