How Far Do You Go?

[burrellski]

Currently a little over 1 mile each way. I'm in the "change your oil based on time" club as well. A couple years ago while I was still in school, I was traveling about 65 miles each way to work. That got very old very fast.

[cabinetman]

From my bed to my office, about 30 feet.

You could shorten dat by just workin' from da bed.

[scorrpio]

A 2-mile drive, park the car in the commuter section of a shopping plaza, and take express bus to NY Port Authority from there. Home to-office time: about one hour, mostly sleeping in a nice cushy reclined bus seat. Going back, bus is a bit slower due to traffic, I spend the time sleeping, reading or scoping out cleavage if sitting next to a pretty girl.

Total distance, is around 20 miles.

[Uncle Cracker]

You could shorten dat by just workin' from da bed.

Naw... I need the exercise...

[linear]

22 miles, made up of 18 miles on 4-lane divided with a 2-mile trip through town on either end. I go with the commuter rush but bail off the highway before things slow down radically in most cases.

For the 10 years previous I worked less than 2 miles from home.I still work at the same place, but home is outside city limits now. I'm an exurbanite.

[cabinetman]

Naw... I need the exercise...

It's entirely possible you mismeasured, and you aren't getting what you need.

[cabinetman]

22 miles, made up of 18 miles on 4-lane divided with a 2-mile trip through town on either end. I go with the commuter rush but bail off the highway before things slow down radically in most cases.

I'm sure you heard the one about the guy on the freeway during rush hour...didn't know he was out of gas until he got on the exit.

[goslin23]

20 miles each way, 19 of it on the Westpark Tollway. I work off hours, so no bumper to bumper. It costs me about $80/month in tolls, but the peace and quiet in the suburb is worth the cost. I used to live in Los Angeles and I vowed never to live in a big city again, but I'll work in one (Houston).

[cwsmith]

When I first took the job here in Painted Post, I lived in Binghamton; so the daily round trip was about 150 miles. I did that for nine months.

After I moved, it was a nice quarter-mile walk to the office. Much easier on the pocket book and the family.

Now that I'm retired, the walks are much longer and much more pleasant.

CWS

[radhak]

There was a time i was driving 85 miles each way (central NJ to Westchester NY), and did not know if it was preferrable to commuting by train to manhattan (convenience of my own vehicle against the convenience of 40-winks on the coach, but long driving versus get-bus/get-train/get another train/do it on the way back) .

Now, 2 miles each way, and my former friends from NJ/NY look down upon me : "what are you, working from home, or retired ?"

[vaking]

At first let me return to the math in original post. 372 miles each way translates into 12 hours driving time daily (60mph). Presuming the person spends 8 hours at work - that person spends 20 hours daily away from home. Does he ever sleep? This story does not look plausible.
As for me - I am done driving to work. I did it some years back - now I take a train. Each way takes about an hour door-2-door and includes 15 minutes walk to the train. Driving would have taken same 1 hour each way, more money because of parking and a lot more aggravation.
I did have a coworker though who was commuting from Baltimore on a daily basis. Given that I work in NJ next to Holland tunnel - you do the math. He, however, was also using a train catching Zs on the way.

[Richard in Smithville]

Used to have a 10 minute walk each way but now I travel 70 km round trip. All country roads, takes about 25 minutes each way.

[Ed62]

The farthest I travel now for work is to the back yard. Even though it doesn't sound like much, it's bumper to bumper.

Ed

[ragswl4]

Two years ago I was driving 72 miles one way, all but 6 miles on the freeway at 80mph (slow lane in SoCal). I would leave home at 4:30 am and arrive at work by 5:45 - 6:00 am. Return trip started at 3:00 pm and I would arrive home between 4:30 and 5:30 pm, depending on traffic. It was taking 2.5 to 3.5 hours out of my life 5 days a week. I was also spending around $500 per month on diesel fuel. This commute was one of the major factors in my decision to retire early. Now I commute 25 steps to the garage and have never regretted the decision to retire at age 58.

I did know one fellow who commuted every day from Palm Springs to south San Diego, had to be 150 miles one way. In a Corvette, no less. A co-worker commuted weekly from Las Vegas to San Diego and lived on a boat during the week.

[Black wallnut]

About 3 miles and 7 - 10 minutes all small town driving at speeds of 20 - 35mph speed limit. Only 2 stop lights on the way to work but up to 7 on the way home @ 5:00 pm with the same route both ways. 4 of the other 5 lights flash yellow in my direction on the way in , the odd light is only a pedestrian signal which cost the taxpayers close to $200K! Rarely does it get used.

A little more than a year ago I commuted about 40 miles each way mostly rural freeway so speeds of 75mph. This route had 3 large/ high ridges that I had to go over. Took average of 35 minutes. Cost of gas to feed the Yukon just about killed me!