{"id":775874,"date":"2026-05-05T22:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/775874\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T22:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:28:12","slug":"naperville-ranked-among-worst-burnout-belts-in-us-nbc-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/775874\/","title":{"rendered":"Naperville ranked among worst \u2018burnout belts\u2019 in US \u2013 NBC Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For some Chicago-area residents, the morning commute is anything but relaxing.<\/p>\n<p>It can be long, daunting and often unpredictable. <\/p>\n<p>As people choose to live far away from city centers, trading short drives for space and quieter neighborhoods, the daily commute has become a major source of stress. <\/p>\n<p>That strain is especially apparent in certain areas, including one Chicago suburb.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amfmtreatment.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Mission for Michael<\/a>, a mental health treatment provider,\u00a0surveyed 3,002 drivers across the U.S. to identify the commutes associated with burnout. The study factored in congestion, roadworks and time spent getting to and from work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The results revealed a series of \u201cburnout belts,&#8221; with Naperville ranking among the top at No. 10. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The commute from Naperville into Chicago reshapes everything around it\u2014mornings surrendered early, evenings arriving halfway spent,&#8221; the entry on the rankings stated. &#8220;What\u2019s left for personal time feels borrowed rather than earned. The strain doesn\u2019t build in any single dramatic moment; it seeps in day after day. For many here, switching off feels like a luxury the schedule can\u2019t quite afford.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The other top burnout belts were tied to other major cities &#8211; a finding that&#8217;s likely not surprising. <\/p>\n<p>The top 10 can be found below:<\/p>\n<tr>RankSuburbStateMetro Area<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Palmdale<\/td>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>Los Angeles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>White Plains<\/td>\n<td>New York<\/td>\n<td>New York City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Tracy<\/td>\n<td>California <\/td>\n<td>San Francisco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Homestead<\/td>\n<td>Florida<\/td>\n<td>Miami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Temecula<\/td>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>San Diego<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Tacoma<\/td>\n<td>Washington<\/td>\n<td>Seattle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sandy Springs<\/td>\n<td>Georgia<\/td>\n<td>Atlanta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Frederick<\/td>\n<td>Maryland<\/td>\n<td>Bethesda\/DC Metro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Katy<\/td>\n<td>Texas<\/td>\n<td>Houston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Naperville<\/td>\n<td>Illinois<\/td>\n<td>Chicago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For some Chicago-area residents, the morning commute is anything but relaxing. It can be long, daunting and often&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":775875,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,5386,1818,17074],"class_list":{"0":"post-775874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-chicago","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-illinois","11":"tag-naperville"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116524332401500181","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}