It is expensive and inconvenient but at least mass transit takes twice as long

Of course this is going to depend an awful lot on exact definitions, but interesting none-the-less.  From Average Daily Commuting Time, Selected Countries, 2015 (in minutes) by Jean-Paul Rodrique.  

The average commuting time in most European countries is 38 minutes, as opposed to 25 minutes in the United States. This figure goes as high as 45 minutes in the United Kingdom, the most congested commuting in Europe. However, in Asian cities, the daily commuting time tends to be the highest, mainly the outcome of associated high congestion and density. Paradoxically, commuting times tend to be higher when public transit has a higher share of total trips. Public transit commuting trips are, on average, 30 to 40% longer time-wise compared to automobile trips.

I love the Fox Butterfield Effect notation:

Paradoxically, commuting times tend to be higher when public transit has a higher share of total trips.

I am mocking, but to be fair there many factors at play here.  But to the extent that the numbers are correct, it is indeed fascinating.  Within the US there are innumerable NGOs criticizing the nation for people choosing the freedom and autonomy of cars over public transit even though public transit takes at least 40% longer.  Where time is money, 40% longer becomes a decisive variable in deciding modes of transport.

And inetresting to see my experience in the UK confirmed.  In a nation saturated with mass transit, their commute time is nearly twice that of the US.