I have a few jobs (and I go to school); the worst of them is about 120 miles, which takes about two hours. Fortunately I only go down there once a week.
I’m amazed at some of the long commutes here. Did you ever consider moving closer to where you work? If not, why not?
I’m unemployed now, but at my last job my commute was about 3 minutes. The longest commute I’ve ever had for a job was probably about 15 minutes, 20 minutes on a bad day.
Yes. But, I so hate suburban sprawl. So, I chose to live in one of the few parts of Dallas that I like.
About 4km. It’s a 10 minute trip on the train or bus or a 40 minute walk.
My commute is about 50 miles all interstate
Due to rush hour timing it can take anywhere from 50 minutes to hour plus some
the commute doesn’t bother me so much but we will probably be buying a house closer as my husband works from home part of the week so a commute would impact him less.
1. How many miles (km) from home to daily destination?
According to Google Maps, 2.0km (1.24 miles). When I walk I take a shortcut that isn’t a road, so it’s probably about 1.8km.
2. How long does it take (average)?
20-23 minutes walking. I could walk that distance faster, but I usually have to wait a little bit for the light at each intersection.
If I sleep in, or it’s raining, or I’m lazy, etc… then I’ll catch the bus. This takes about 10 to 15 minutes, depending. (It’s about 2 minutes from door to bus stop, average wait of 5 minutes, 7 or 8 minutes of time actually on the bus, and then 1-5 minutes walk from the bus stop, depending which bus I catch.)
3. Travel mode(s)?
Walking or bus. Sometimes a coworker who lives in my neighborhood will give me a ride home if they drove that day.
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.3 to 1 mile, depending on whether I have class before work
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Depends on how late Im running (3-12 minutes), otherwise 5-20 minutes.
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By foot. I have yet to successfully coerce one of the lawn guys to give me a ride in their little golf cart, but not from lack of trying!
(I live on campus in dorms, if that helps any. I work on campus too, although on the complete opposite corner from the dorms. Unfortunately, its faster to just walk the mile to work rather than drive, because if I drive odds are I’l park more than a mile away in one of our ginormous lots anyways.)
Two miles
Seven minutes
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No, because I live in a great area and the area around where I work is hellish. But believe me, if I could find a full-time gig closer to home I’d leap at the opportunity.
- 14097Km one way (I only do it every 5 weeks).
- ~21 hours plus a layover.
- Planes, trains, and automobiles, baby!
We’ve lived in this house 10 years now, and I have worked at the same place since before then. Because my industry (biotech) is mostly concentrated in the same area I currently work, I knew that my commute was going to be this long indefintely.
I lobbied unsuccesfully at the time to buy a house closer to work (Arlington, for you Boston area people). My wife flatly refused to consider it, which I bring up every time she complains how little I am home during the week. I basically spend 10-20 of my waking hours every week commuting. Now that we have set down roots here (well, she and my son have) moving is even less likely.
I do take the commuter rail occasionally which has some advantages but a lot of disadvantages too, even when my company pays the fare.
Only in August. 
Nah. Where I live is very important to me. I sure wouldn’t want to live in town. And it would not really save anything due to housing costs. Oh, I guess being closer to work would save me some time, but it really isn’t a big deal.
- I dunno…maybe four or five blocks.
- 7 minutes. I am worried about the winter, though, since I hear the streets are cleared by old ladies with brooms. Uh huh.
- my own two feet.
Rent is cheap where I am (about 300 a month, super private, super secure, very quiet, able to keep my cats, and renting from family). Compare that to the rates closer to downtown LA (husband’s school) or West LA (my school) and you’ll see why the drive is worth it. Plus I probably wouldn’t be able to keep the cats, and parking is often a bitch (i.e. unincluded). And all that rent would be coming mostly out of privately-issued student loans. Thanks but no thanks.
When school is done OTOH, things will be vastly different.
Right now;
- One floor up
- about 1-2 mins
- my own two feet
(in case you’re wondering - I just moved to Germany and am still sleeping in the hotel that I am working for. Hopefully by next week I will have my own place)
Pretty soon;
- about 10miles away
- 30 mins (15mins on foot, 15min on train)
- my own two feet and the Regional Express (courtesy of the Deutsche Bahn)
A lovely, mostly downhill bike ride of four kilometers,
15 minutes if I’m being leisurely (around 10 if I’m rushing),
my shiny new Dahon Piccolo.
About 36 miles roundtrip.
Morning commute, if I leave before 6:30 takes about 35 minutes. Morning commute is a couple miles of surface roads, then a state highway, finally I-5. Traffic is awful on the state highway, especially where we need to merge onto
I-5.
Afternoon commute, is via surface roads (the back way) and is actually faster than if I tried the highway route. The highway route is notoriously backed up in the afternoons. Commute home is about 45 minutes due to traffic and lights.
When we first moved from Tacoma to Puyallup, the commute would take 20 minutes via the surface roads, both ways. Development out here has really messed up my commute.
After reading some of the commutes here, though, I think I have it fairly good.
Oh, vehicle used is a 2006 Ford Expedition.
My drive untill this past July was 35 +/- miles and took 45++ minutes…Got transfered, now…4 Miles…sweet.
Yeah, I don’t get it either. I don’t know why people are willing to give up a third of their meaningful “me” hours just to commute. I mean, I think it would be worth a 15% drop in salary or perhaps a 50% increase in rent just to not spend a quarter of your life commuting in your car, but I guess it all boils down to priorities.