Commuting

[feh]

10 miles, 15 minutes. (30 minutes by bike)

[asmom]

I commute 44 miles roundtrip daily and during the school year, I spend about 2-3 hours day getting there and back. That drops to 1.5-2 hours a day during the summer months. The distance isn't the problem but the location of my job; I work in the financial district and it is a very congested area. Also there is no good public transit options from where I live as I am just outside of MARTA's service area. If I worked in midtown or downtown I could at least catch a commuter bus.

I'm pretty sick of it but I am not in a position to change jobs right now. One of my goals when my son graduates from high school is to move closer in to the city. and/or change jobs.

[figuringmoneyout]

I commute 10 minutes. I don't even have to because I'm currently working for myself, but I enjoy the productivity boost of being somewhere besides my couch in front of the tv.

I've never been a fan of commutes. I previously had 30-45 minute commutes and will never do it again. My max commute time now that I will deal with is 15-20 minutes. Beyond that and I'm just not happy.

[mppaul271]

I commute 1-1.5 hrs one way depending on conditions 3 days a week. I work from home at least two days a week or when weather is not very kind i.e. recent cold snap here in the midwest. This is the max distance I would travel and the commitment of having work at home option is a definite deal maker

[ua_guy]

I commute about 80 miles daily for my job and it take just about 45 minutes each way, most of it rural interstate done at off-peak commute hours, with a rotating "work from home" -day, thrown in weekly, starting next month.

My "limit" is urban commuting and commutes that take over an hour in traffic. The miles I put on my car are easy since it's all done at constant speed, and it's truly a mental break for me. I love driving, so the mental cycles go to thinking, decompressing, just enjoying the road, the scenery, and my vehicle.

[breathemusic]

It takes me about an hour to get to work. The commute is only 5-6 miles, but I walk to a metro stop, take the metro, then take a work shuttle. Such is city life! It seems to take an hour to get just about anywhere. If I move I'd basically like to keep my commute to no more than an hour. On the plus side, I work 9 hour days so I get every other friday off!

I could drive to work and it would only take about 20 minutes, but parking is limited, so I'd have to get up earlier, and I'd have to pay for the gas, where as work pays for my metro expenses right now. And even though my commute is longer, I'm not driving, so I can read a book or listen to music and it's not that big of a deal.

[LizfromtheBronx]

I live about 3 miles from my job, but take the subway (live in NYC). I take 3 trains, and door to door, takes anywhere between 25-35 minutes each way. There was that one fun evening last week where every major subway line in NYC seemed to be having issues, so my commute home took 1 hour and 45 minutes. Good times.

[sandrark]

I have a 110 mile RT commute each day. Takes about 2.5 hours in the car total, 4 days per week. I use the time to listen to music, talk to my brother on the (hands-free) phone, decompress from the day....

I chose this 3 years ago, and have NO regrets. I lived in a very urban, crime-filled area (hits the Top 10 Most Violent Cities survey every year). We had lived there for 20+ years, and were DONE with it.

Now, we have a peaceful home in a lovely area, on the water, with a fantastic, warmer climate since we're further from the coast. Selling our urban SFH netted us a 40% downpayment on a newer house that is better laid out, with better systems and insulation, and similar housing costs.

I have 10 years until I retire at 58, and the plan is to have the house paid off by then. Since 50% of our income now goes to housing and taxes and retirement savings, we're going to be in very good shape (actually, we are now, but it's going to be fantastic in retirement!).

[LivingAlmostLarge]

DH 8 miles, sometimes he bikes. 25-30 minutes usually with traffic. We are considering moving but I think he'd be sad if he had to commute an hour one way.