Work Style Indicator

Enter your workplace address and find a station that seems convenient for your commute.

Work Style Indicator is an app that calculates the morning commute burden from stations nationwide to your workplace simply by entering your address, and shows stations with less burden on a map in different colors. It allows you to easily check the "ease of your daily commute," which is often difficult to see from rent and floor plan alone.

■ How to Use
① Enter your workplace address or station name.
② Select your arrival time at work (e.g., "9:00 start," "9:30 start," "9:30 arrival," or select from the drum menu under "Choose Your Own." You can also select times not listed in the tabs, such as "8:30 start").
③ Select your transfer pace from "Slow," "Normal," or "Fast," and press "Diagnose Convenient Stations."

You can search for addresses by postal code, or by prefecture, city/ward/town/village, place name (town/district), and block number. When you enter a station name, the prefecture and connecting lines are displayed together, so you can easily select the correct station even if there are multiple stations with the same name.

The arrival time includes the walking time from the station to your workplace.

■ Transfer Pace (Slow, Normal, Fast)
You can choose the estimated transfer time according to your own pace. You can use "Slow" when you're unfamiliar with a new city, and switch to "Normal" or "Fast" once you're used to the commute. For large stations like terminal stations, the calculation assumes longer transfer times.

■ View on Map
After the diagnosis, the map will display stars (★) representing your workplace and circles (〇) representing candidate stations. Station markers are divided into four colors depending on the level of burden.

* Blue (less than 5): Commuting should be manageable.
* Yellow (5-30): Moderately crowded, manageable.
* Orange (30-70): Very crowded depending on the time of day.
* Red (70 or more): Significant burden, may be quite stressful.
You can switch the color coding criteria to "Rush Commute Index®," "Riding Load Score," "Commuting/Schooling Burden Index," and "Riding Time" using the tabs above the map. For riding time, less than 10 minutes is blue, 10-20 minutes is yellow, 20-30 minutes is orange, and 30 minutes or more is red.
You can zoom in and out of the map with two fingers, and return to your original location at any time using "Return to Workplace Location."
By switching tabs and comparing them, you can see differences such as "stations with less congestion but long riding times" and "stations that are close but crowded."

■ Selecting a Station
Pressing the station icon will display the station's ranking, the three indices, and the riding time. In addition, you can view a "short message" tailored to the level of congestion, and a "suggested route" (estimated time, line name, travel time, number of stations, walking time) to your boarding station, transfer station, and workplace. You can visualize your daily routine concretely, including what time you'll board, where you'll transfer, and what time you'll arrive at work.

■ List of Top 50 Stations
You can view a list of the top 50 stations in order of ease of commuting. The line name appears next to the station name, making it easy to find even in unfamiliar areas. Clicking on a station in the list will highlight it on the map, making its location immediately clear.

■ Three Indices
Higher values ​​indicate greater congestion.
・Rush Commuting Index®: The level of congestion on the train you'll be boarding. Calculated as (Congestion Rate - 30) x 0.67, it is displayed in four categories: "High, Medium, Low, and Very Low." A travel time of 10 minutes or less with no transfers is considered 0 (Very Low).

* Riding Load Score: 1 point per minute of riding time, 10 points per transfer (maximum 100). This represents the burden of the journey itself.

* Commuting/Schooling Burden Index: A combined score (0-100 points) combining the above two in a 7:3 ratio. The burden is primarily attributed to crowded trains, and therefore, congestion is given greater weight. Stations are ranked in descending order of this index.

The Rush Commuting Index® categories are based on congestion levels and are approximately: High (135% or more - crowded and unable to find a seat), Medium (75-135% - able to hold onto a handrail or pole), Low (38-75% - able to find a seat), and Very Low (less than 38% - plenty of space inside the train). The train interior conditions are based on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's guidelines (100% = full capacity, 150% = able to read a newspaper, 200% = considerable pressure).


■ Compare by changing arrival times
Congestion varies mainly during peak hours, so the burden will differ significantly even at the same station depending on whether you arrive at 9:00 or 9:30. If your workplace allows for staggered work hours or flexible working hours, try changing your arrival time and reassessing your options.

■ How to use the list and map effectively
It's recommended to use the list to check stations in order of least burden, and the map to check directions and line connections. Selecting a station of interest from the list will show its location on the map, and tapping on a station on the map will show its ranking, allowing you to narrow down your choices while switching between locations.

■ For those who:
・Are moving to a new city due to a job change or relocation
・Are considering commuting to a new job
・Want to re-evaluate their commute from their current residence
・Want to share commuting guidelines when discussing housing options with family
・Want to know the difference when changing arrival times due to staggered work hours or flexible work schedules
・Are new graduates starting their first job and living alone for the first time
・Are looking for temporary housing for a limited period due to a work assignment

■ Basis for this data
The congestion rate is based on the publicly available data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "Urban Railway Congestion Rate Survey Results" (FY2025 results). The peak is set at the center of the published time period, and the calculation assumes that congestion decreases as you move away from the peak, so the value changes when you change your arrival time. The published value is for the most congested section of that line, so if your boarding section does not pass through the most congested section, the data is adjusted to assume that congestion will lessen as you move away from it. For routes without publicly available data, the congestion rate is estimated based on the nearest publicly available route within 30km, using a coefficient appropriate to the route's size (e.g., 0.90 for routes directly connected to core city lines, 0.75 for routes not directly connected, 0.70 for trams, etc.).

■ Web Version Available
The same content is available on our website (https://workstyle.commustat.com/). Please use this when you want to carefully compare the map and list on a larger computer screen.

■ Terms of Use
・This data covers morning commutes. If the arrival time is after noon, the index will not be displayed.
・This data assumes commuting by rail. Buses, bicycles, and cars are not included.
・Travel times are calculated slightly longer in 5-minute increments based on normal statistical data. They are not based on timetables.
・Delays, cancellations, and events are not reflected. Please use this as a guide when choosing your residence.

* The Rush Commuting Index is a registered trademark of Commustat Co., Ltd. (Registration No. 7029079).

Source: Data is processed and used from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "Urban Railway Congestion Rate Survey Results," "National Land Numerical Information (Railway Data)" (CC BY 4.0), "Location Reference Information," and Japan Post's "Postal Code Data." Maps use tiles from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.

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