I was considering buying a paper route in Orlando back in the Mid-90s until my research showed only a few % increases in circulation, meanwhile, Orlando was growing. The main thing with paper routes is reliability, and I am that. By the 2000's They were giving papers away on Mass Transit, and delivering papers minus ad inserts to hotels. The Hotel I worked in from 2001 until 2007 dropped the paper even though it was free, costs too much dumper space. LOL

The Sunday Paper used to be 4-5 inches thick, now its barely an inch, and page size shrank too. Good 'cause F the Commie Basterds.