And if you want to compare the commute patterns of both cities they're remarkably similar.
Notably in terms of the outer metro. The very low thresholds of 1.5-2.6% says it all really, despite that doubling the catchment sizes of both cities, which add 4 million to NYC's contiguous population and a whopping 7 million to London's, thanks to high density countryside:
http://www.newgeography.com/content/...n-and-new-york
"Manhattan is a somewhat stronger draw to the suburban counties, with 18% of employees from the inner counties and 8% from the outer counties. The London CBD draws 17% of its workers from the inner counties and 5% from the outer counties. Despite the comprehensive suburban rail system in New York and both suburban and national rail system in London, comparatively few workers commute from beyond the outer counties --- 2.6% in London and 1.5% in New York "