# How many hours do you drive to/from work in a week? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 2, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536 "2012-04-02T01:35:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/21 "2012-04-02T15:48:19Z")
Home office. About once a week I drive to a client for a meeting. Probably an hour a week on average. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/22 "2012-04-02T15:50:13Z")
I checked “1-3 hours above”. I live 2.6 miles from work, and traffic is pretty mild unless there’s construction. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/23 "2012-04-02T15:50:53Z")
Nothing as I don’t drive (although I have a licence). We have reliable public transport here. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/24 "2012-04-02T15:55:35Z")
I work 3/4 of a mile from my house, so I don’t drive at all (I bike to work) unless the weather is bad or I have a bunch of stuff to take to the office, so I put less than 30 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/25 "2012-04-02T16:04:32Z")
It’s about 50 minutes combined on Metro and walking (mostly Metro). I hate it. A long-ass ride on the Red Line, then a transfer and a long-ass ride on Blue/Orange. But driving it would be worse and longer, though it might be cheaper. Even with gas as bad as it is. ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/26 "2012-04-02T16:05:57Z")
1. 1/2 mile walk to the train, then 10 minutes on the train, then another 1/3 mile walk. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/27 "2012-04-02T16:16:17Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > 7 minutes if I hit the light. Mine is 7 minutes, too, and I typically hit two lights red. (There are 10 lights from my house to work which might not even be three miles. Ridiculous Fairfax county.) ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/28 "2012-04-02T17:30:39Z")
> [@chizzuk](#): > > A long-ass ride on the Red Line, then a transfer and a long-ass ride on Blue/Orange. But driving it would be worse and longer, though it might be cheaper. Even with gas as bad as it is. Same commute! Metroing is definitely cheaper for me - parking around my office is $12-$14 per day. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/29 "2012-04-02T17:39:15Z")
My **drive** to and from work in a week is usually zero hours, as I take the train. 🙂 Taking the question in the manner it was presumably intended, rather than the auto-centric way it was actually phrased :smack::D, I answered 7 to 10 hours a week because I commute five days a week and my one-way commute is more than 30 minutes – unless I catch an express, which I rarely do --but less than 45 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/30 "2012-04-02T18:10:57Z")
Oops. I read that per day. I’m closer to 10 hours per week. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/31 "2012-04-02T18:57:11Z")
I voted for 1-3 hours and I only travel to the office one day a week. It’s much closer to 3 than 1 too. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/32 "2012-04-02T19:33:50Z")
> [@Trom](#): > > 1. > > 1/2 mile walk to the train, then 10 minutes on the train, then another 1/3 mile walk. That’s my answer, except that walk #2 is more like 1/2 mile. Going home at night, I take a shuttle bus, then the train, then I walk. I started taking the shuttle a couple of years ago because I was sick of walking on icy sidewalks in the dark. I promised myself that when spring came I’d walk again. I broke that promise. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/33 "2012-04-02T19:43:48Z")
I live 100 miles from work. Most of it’s a nice highway drive though, so it takes about 1:45 - 2:00 each way: therefore 15 - 20 hours. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/34 "2012-04-02T20:49:22Z")
Zero now that I’m retired. Around four hours a week when I was working. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/35 "2012-04-02T21:47:02Z")
I live 2.8 miles from work. It’s pure bliss. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/36 "2012-04-02T23:19:27Z")
It normally takes me 15-20 minutes to get to work, depending on how I hit the lights. So ~2 1/2 to 3 hours a week. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/37 "2012-04-02T23:30:51Z")
It is about 45 minutes one way. Factor in at least one day when 83s is at a stand still and it is about 8 hours each week. ---
**Author:** ![figure9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/38 "2012-04-02T23:36:58Z")
I put down 1-3 hrs. Since I would drive about 2-1/2 hrs. a week if I actually drove. I carpool with a guy at work. I pay for gas, he drives. I usually sleep most of the way to work. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/39 "2012-04-03T02:07:55Z")
I live a half a mile away from work. 5-10 minutes each day depending on how many stoplights I hit. Zero traffic at 530 am on the trip there, light traffic when I leave at 2pm, although I’ll usually hit a few more stoplights. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/40 "2012-04-03T02:12:35Z")
No option for 0? I never drive to work. Parking here is scarce and expensive, but I wouldn’t do it under any circumstances. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536.md?page=3)