How far is your commute? (one way)

[TheJadedDog]

My commute used to be 2 hours one-way but then we moved to the People's Republic of Cambridge and now it is 20 minutes or less.

 

[HarvInSTL]

Half the month my commute is about 13 feet each way. The other half of the month it is about 4197 miles each way.

 

[david_42]

About 20 feet and 46,000 miles.

 

[Elpiochnb4]

I have to go about 2 miles (one way) to work. I try and take the bus as often as possible because I drive Jeep Wrangler and they are not that great on gas. Sometimes the bus sucks so I just drive.

 

[Soulive]

My commute (one way) has never been more than 10.8 miles, but is now 29.6 miles. It takes me about 35-45 minutes depending on how I go. I have to say it is not as nice as 10.8 miles/15 minutes, but in this economy I'll take the paycheck...

 

[Damonic]

43 miles and takes me 1-1.25 hours. El sucko... but the money forces the issue.

 

[Beerthoven]

13 miles. That takes me about 25 minutes in the morning and 35 minutes in the afternoon rush hour. Just enough time to listen to a complete Jamil Podcast per day.

 

[quickerNu]

I quit my industry partly due to the commute. I was going 72 miles one way. Took 1 hour in the morning (4-5am) and 2 hours in Austin traffic to get home. Now I drive 25 miles 1 way, usually in less than 20 minutes. We are building a new location that will cut it to 18 by feb.

 

[Sherpa FE]

a terrible, and long 6.2 miles, 10 minutes on a heavy traffic day.

 

[jgln]

8 mile bicycle ride to work.
Perfect distance to get in a nice ride without taking up too much time.


Craig

I see where this method of getting to work is suggested when gas prices are high, etc. but I have to ask. Doesn't that work up a sweat and can that cause you smell a bit, especially toward the end of an 8 hour work day?

 

[jgln]

Oh, about 30 miles one way.

 

[TexLaw]

I only have 4.5 miles, but it takes about 20 minutes to get from my kitchen to my office. I am not complaining, though. It's a fairly pleasant and relaxed drive, and it takes me within about a quarter mile of my LHBS.


TL

 

[GroovePuppy]

10 miles. 25 mins to work, 15 mins home. Maybe that's due to traffic volume, maybe it's personal motivation.

Edit: Used to be 20 miles. Would take me 30 mins to get home by truck and about 45 by motorcycle 'cos I'd take the long way.

 

[michael88n]

'bout a mile an a half...

But I live on base. Something I won't do again...


When I'm off work, I like to thing that I'm off work.

 

[billtzk]

0 miles. I work at home.

 

[Arneba28]

Lot of people that work from home.

My drive just went from 1.2miles to 12.7 miles so it was a big adjustment , but it still only takes me about 20minutes now. It used to be 2-4 minutes

 

[billtzk]

About 20 feet and 46,000 miles.

The circumference of the earth is 24,902 miles at the equator. Where exactly do you work?

 

[MikeFlynn74]

about 12 miles. All the way across town

 

[BrianP]

35 miles, 45-60 minutes, one-way.

 

[jgln]

Quote:
Originally Posted by CBBaron
8 mile bicycle ride to work.
Perfect distance to get in a nice ride without taking up too much time.


Craig

I see where this method of getting to work is suggested when gas prices are high, etc. but I have to ask. Doesn't that work up a sweat and can that cause you smell a bit, especially toward the end of an 8 hour work day?
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I am still curious about this. How can you ride a bike 8 miles to work and not be all sweaty and stinky by the end of the day. Only thing I can think of you are in such good shape 8 miles is like walking from the parking lot to your desk.

 

[Skins_Brew]

Whew I dont feel so bad anymore. 26 miles each way. About 30 min one way, sometimes an hour in the evening with beltway traffic. But I work 12 hour shifts so I only commute 3-4 days a week, and I drive a hybrid which gets like 40-45 mpg, so I am not hurting on gas.

 

[schneemann]

0.0 miles. I work from home most days.
When I do go into the office though, its a grueling 40 miles into Northern VA

 

[Dadrick]

0 its a grueling 40 miles into Northern VA

I travel thru NoVA a lot for work, it is the pits. And it going to get worse before it gets better. They are widing the beltway from I-95 to the Dulles Toll Road, every bridge over I-495 has to be lengthened to accomodate the the additional of the HOT Lanes, HOT = High Occupancy Toll).

 

[Sean]

My commute is 7 miles each way for a 14 mile round trip.

Via Bicycle.

^^I used to commute via bike, about the same 8 mi. ea. way, but, the current trip of 56 mile is not conducive.

Hour in the morn, 1.25 in the afternoon. But somehow the afternoon trip goes faster??

 

[Duckfoot]

8.4 miles each way.... Against traffic...

 

[Loup]

new job is 4.5 miles each way. I love the short commute, previous job was about 35 miles and was about 45 minutes on a good day, during one snow storm it took me 2.5 hours to get home.

 

[bethlehembrewer]

72 miles one way everyday. All highway which is good, but I go through 3 tanks of gas in a week. We might move closer though come July.

Back in NH it was 5 miles one way which was great.

 

[bethlehembrewer]

30 Miles each way. 290 to 495 to the Pike. It sucks.

Ouch thats rough!

 

[mnadamn]

I go to school, but my commute there is around... 80ft.

 

[thataintchicken]

3 blocks to the restaurant from the condo. Convenient and inexpensive.
The only way it could be better is to have a killer Beer store in between.

Of course, I would go to work there as soon as there was an opening, further shortening my commute