I’d add that there was a job crunch in the 80’s where adults would absorb 4 to 6 “routes” equaling 200-300 houses. I made about $30/week. The newspaper companie

I’d add that there was a job crunch in the 80’s where adults would absorb 4 to 6 “routes” equaling 200-300 houses. I made about $30/week. The newspaper companies made it into a full-time job for minimum wage, with benefits. This destroyed 12-15yo paper route jobs.