We’re all out here grinding—waking up, dragging ourselves to work, and doing it all over again. At least, most of us are. America still ranks pretty high on the list of the hardest-working countries in the world, which means a lot of us are probably missing out on sleep and all of that fun non-adult stuff.

But how exactly did they figure out who’s busting their butts and who’s taking a few too many coffee breaks? WalletHub crunched the numbers, using a pretty detailed formula. They looked at employment rates, average weekly hours, second (and third) jobs, and even the time spent volunteering, unused vacation days (because who needs a break, right?), and how long it takes to commute to work. Yeah, they went all in.

Source: WalletHub

Now, before we dive into the results, let’s not throw shade. We’re not saying any place is straight-up lazy—just that some cities take the “work-life balance” thing a bit more seriously than others. Out of 116 major cities, Burlington, Vermont, the states largest city, has the coveted honor of being the “laziest” city in the nation.

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DRG News recently put together some fun facts about Labor Day and furthered this stat by stating that Burlington works an average of 6.6 hours a day. Not sure how they pull that off, but I'm a bit envious.

On the flip side, the data says Washington, DC, is the hardest-working city in the country.

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