How many 8-hour weekdays does someone earning
$15.00
an hour have to work to make what an average family unit in
the United States
spends in a year?

It would take 523 weekdays (at 8 hours a day) to earn $62,746, what an average American family unit spends in a year. Here's how many 8-hour days it would take for each spending category:

CategoryDays
Food and beverage
75
Housing and utilities
92
Healthcare
140
Transportation
59
Recreation
31
Technology
27
Finance
5
Clothing
16
Education
10
Foreign Travel
6
Other
62