Americans are known to be hard workers, and the World Economic Forum has found American workers put in an average of almost 1,780 hours per year as of 2019. For comparison, that figure is approximately 390 hours per year more than Germans work but 360 fewer per year than Mexicans do.

WalletHub, which created a list of the hardest-working states in America, shares, “Even when given the chance to not work as hard, many Americans won’t. In fact, the average American only uses 54% of their available vacation time.” The site, though, added a caveat, “Some fear that if they take time off they will look less dedicated to the job than other employees, risking a layoff. Others worry about falling behind on their work or are concerned the normal workflow will not be able to function without them.”

To find the hardest-working states, WalletHub compared all 50 across two key dimensions: direct work factors, such as average workweek hours, employment rates, share of households where no adults work, share of workers leaving vacation time unused, etc.; and indirect work factors, such as average commute time, share of workers with multiple jobs, annual volunteer hours per resident and average leisure time spent per day.

Using this method, North Dakota and several western states filled the top 10 hardest-working states.

1. North Dakota – 72.85
2. Alaska – 65.14
3. Wyoming – 61.92
4. Texas – 61.22
5. Nebraska – 59.52
6. Oklahoma – 56.81
7. Colorado – 56.56
8. Virginia – 56.40
9. Maryland – 56.18
10. Hawaii – 55.30