New figures have revealed that people living far off from their work place are likely to earn more than their peers who live round the corner.
Furthermore, those travelling more than 60 minutes earn an average of 18.80 pounds an hour, which is almost double the 9.60 pounds earned by those travelling for less than 15 minutes.
According to the Office for National Statistics, three quarters of people take less than half an hour to get to work across the UK except in London where nearly 56 pc take longer than 30 minutes.
Statistical figures of the last three months of 2009 showed that 59 pc of all workers in the UK worked and lived in the same local authority district.
It is also informed that while 75 pc of UK workers take 30 minutes or less to reach their workplace, almost 56 pc of Londoners take more than half an hour.
The Office for National Statistics also revealed that only 9 pc of workers outside London take more than 45 minutes on their daily commute but the figure for Londoners is 36 pc.
? The link between long commute times and high earnings suggests that transport costs are a huge barrier to people looking for work outside their local area,? the Daily Mail quoted TUC general secretary Brendan Barber as saying.
He added that ?politicians with free travel passes often fail to understand that it is impossible for people to afford long and expensive commutes for low-paid jobs.?