In rural areas, almost all jobs are indoor jobs. I mostly agree that rural areas have a higher proportion of outdoor jobs, but it’s still a super small fractio

In rural areas, almost all jobs are indoor jobs. I mostly agree that rural areas have a higher proportion of outdoor jobs, but it’s still a super small fraction. > “The outdoor options for recreation are somewhat more sparse in urban areas.” Do you have evidence for that? My initial reaction is that it’s very likely false. And if it’s not false, the actual difference is not enough to be meaningful in terms of population statistics of how much indoor time / outdoor time people spend as dense urban dwellers vs rural dwellers. For example, in the northeast US, I exercise outdoors all year except when the weather literally prevents it. But then, it also prevents it in rural places too, likely more often given the city resources that can clear areas for running / biking that couldn’t be similarly cleared in rural areas. Having grown up in the rural Midwest, I can only say anecdotally that people in large east coast cities exercise much more, do outdoor activities year round much more, go to public beaches, have large city parks, and generally spend more time doing outdoor activities. Where I’m from in the Midwest, people exercise less, only use cars to go anywhere (even short distances), and the rural roads are such safety hazards that they can’t be reliably used for jogging or biking and people end up driving to fitness centers to do that stuff indoors.