# How much gas to get to work?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-to-get-to-work/378538>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 31, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-to-get-to-work/378538 "2006-10-31T03:12:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-to-get-to-work/378538/1 "2006-10-31T03:12:15Z")

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Simply, how much gas do you use to get to work and back?

I usually try to bike to work, but when I drive, the 7-mile round trip consumes 1 quart of gas. Seems like a lot when I think about it that way…

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-to-get-to-work/378538/2 "2006-10-31T04:09:20Z")

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There and back, three gallons. I cover almost 80 miles a day.

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**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:** [October 31, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-to-get-to-work/378538/3 "2006-10-31T04:18:49Z")

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None whatsoever. I walk or take the train, depending on the weather.

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**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-to-get-to-work/378538/4 "2006-10-31T04:24:08Z")

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I live very close to work, I only fill up my SUV once every three weeks or so. It gets about 25 miles per gallon.

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**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-to-get-to-work/378538/5 "2006-10-31T04:34:18Z")

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Work and back? ~ 2/3 gallon, it’s about 10 miles each way

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-to-get-to-work/378538/6 "2006-10-31T14:54:46Z")

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It’s three miles each way, so I burn maybe a gallon a week on my commute. 😃

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**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-to-get-to-work/378538/7 "2006-10-31T15:16:06Z")

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About 1.25 gallons each way, each day. I’m getting about 26 mpg combined city & highway, and it’s about 33 miles each way.

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**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-to-get-to-work/378538/8 "2006-10-31T15:50:43Z")

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Zero. I work from home.