# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/41 "2012-04-03T03:58:41Z")
Thirty minutes each way, same as OP. I live in a largely rural state(VT) so that’s actually not too bad, plus the drive is pleasant (lake & river views, lotsa fields and trees, etc.) Other than the cost of gas, I can’t complain. I’d certainly rather work closer to home, but these days a stable reliable job is gold, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/42 "2012-04-03T04:19:42Z")
Right around 1 hr a day. So 5-6 hrs, depending on my work schedule. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/43 "2012-04-03T04:23:30Z")
I work offshore… so my traveling to/from work goes like… 1. 30 minute ride to the airport 2. 1 hour flight 3. 2 hour bus ride to the port This happens once every 4 weeks, which averages out to 0.875 hours of traveling per week, or 7.5 minutes per day if you spread that out over the whole 28 days. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/44 "2012-04-03T05:07:16Z")
Zero. But my daily commute is a groggy walk from my bedroom to the room with a bunch of computers in it. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/45 "2012-04-03T06:06:07Z")
This month still twice a half an hour per day. Starting May 1st, my commute is reduced to 10 seconds - we are opening a shop inside our new house. ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/46 "2012-04-03T06:14:57Z")
20-30 minutes each way, depending on the timing of the lights and if it takes a long time to drop off **the laxette** at day care. ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/47 "2012-04-03T10:58:40Z")
My commute is about 7m by bike (as often as possible) or by car (if it’s raining or I need to go somewhere after work). I’m shocked that actually adds up to more an than an hour: that’s not much, but it’s not the bottom of the poll 🙂 And I am extremely grateful I do not have to spend more time commuting! I am wondering if any of the “less than half an hour” votes are for “more than zero”. I guess some people do have a three minute drive, but it’s not practical to cycle or walk. But how many? ---
**Author:** ![krunen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@krunen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krunen)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/48 "2012-04-03T11:22:40Z")
It’s three hours drive each way, so I live in my sailboat monday to thursday, and that’s only ten minutes from work. Fridays and some mondays I work from home. So, 6 hours drive per week, although I often take the bus instead of the car. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/49 "2012-04-03T11:47:38Z")
No driving at all. 20+ hours by public transport but part of those journeys involve a detour to preschool to drop off/pick up the child, which adds a signficant chunk of time over a week. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/50 "2012-04-03T12:03:12Z")
> [@Shade](#): > > I am wondering if any of the “less than half an hour” votes are for “more than zero”. I guess some people do have a three minute drive, but it’s not practical to cycle or walk. But how many? Considering my campus is so large it would be difficult to live closer than 5 minutes from my work, but even if I did I would still drive as it is impractical to walk to work and still take a nap once you get home for lunch 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/51 "2012-04-03T12:12:36Z")
1.5 hour return trip averaging 3 days work per week so about 4.5 hours driving. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/52 "2012-04-04T13:33:23Z")
Not driving, but it takes me 1.5 hours each way, four days a week, so 12 hours. That’s a 30min bike ride plus 35min train ride plus 25min bike ride. ---
**Author:** ![Terra1041](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Terra1041](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terra1041)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/53 "2012-04-06T03:23:25Z")
Zero, because I walk to work. Takes about 8 minutes to get to work from my apartment. ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536/54 "2012-04-06T04:40:33Z")
zero… it’s about a 40-foot walk and up one flight of stairs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536.md?page=2)