Why Avoid the Rush?
We have a 19 minute commute – one of the shortest in the nation. So why are we worried about our commute times in the metro area? Simple. People live and work here because of our short commutes and quality of life. We want to work with your business to maintain that mobility as our population and employment numbers grow.
Following are some bottom line factors that might affect your company if we aren’t proactive in maintaining our current mobility.
Productivity
Employees arriving to work late or stressed from the long commute negatively impact overall productivity and the quality of the work environment. A local company found that construction and congestion related delays could cost it $42,000 a year in lost employee productivity! This figure is based on 100 employees, paid $10/hr., being only five minutes late.
Customer Frustration
Customers that find it difficult to get to or from your business may take their business elsewhere. Therefore, it is important to communicate with customers about the construction and think about other ways customers can receive service without having to physically come on-site.
Job Satisfaction and Employee Retention
For many employees, the commute is considered an extension of the workday. A stressful commute seriously impacts an employee's sense of job satisfaction - negatively affecting employee retention.
Employee Recruitment
The transportation network is an organization's lifeline to labor markets. The efficiency of that network plays a significant role in a business' ability to attract good employees and access new labor markets.Employee Turnover
New employees are expensive to recruit and train, and are typically less productive in their early months of employment. Commuting challenges can be a major factor in employee turnover, producing serious impacts to an organization's bottom line.
Land and Facility Costs
Parking facilities are expensive to construct and maintain, and parking shortages affect an organization's ability to support continued expansion