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What’s the farthest you’d drive to work each day? (1 Viewer)

the moops said:
I am also the wrong person to ask this though. I rarely work more than 35 hours a week and my commute is 15 minutes. Leisure is my game
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:high-five:

I typically get in at 8:30 and leave by 4, with an hour lunch.  Been coming in at 9:30 some days, though.  

 
the moops said:
I am also the wrong person to ask this though. I rarely work more than 35 hours a week and my commute is 15 minutes. Leisure is my game
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I recently went from a 30 mile, 35-45 minute commute to a 12 mile, 15 minute commute. With two little kids, I wouldn't trade that for the world. 

 
I work 3 miles away.  My wife and brother think I am crazy when I say that I wish it was a bit farther away.  I have no time to decompress, or listen to podcasts or audio books.  

Its a cycle of scrambling at home to get the kids to school, jump right into work, then scrambling at home again for the 1,000 nightly activities we have.  

However, the closeness to work does allow for more time overall.  I try to get a run in a couple days a week between kid drop off and rolling in to work -- about an hour late on those days, but I make it up on the other days.

 
fruity pebbles said:
That’s an issue as well. Kids school would be 40 minutes away. That was included in the five days a week. I work three 12s, other two days I have the kids and every other weekend. Right now I drop them off at school in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon but it’s 15 minutes away. This house would be 40 from their school which is in the district my ex lives. When I have the kids there is plenty to do out on the islands. 
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How old are the kids?  Honestly, this would be my bigger concern than the commute.  (as someone who had to live through ever-lengthening distances due to my ex)

 
I currently drive about an hour in moderate traffic.  Before we moved closer to my office (and subsequently my office relocated a bit further away), I drove 1:20 in stop-and-go.  There's a massive difference between 1:20 and 1:00 in my eyes.  

I dream of a sub-25 minute commute.  I'd give up $10K from my salary for that in a heartbeat.  Maybe more...but I love my company and what I do, so it's not just about the money.

 
My drive is only 20 minutes.  My original response was going to be that it would have to be a great job to consider going a lot more than that, but I know I'm spoiled with a short commute.

However, if my choice was same job, but swapping houses for one on an island with a view of the ocean, I'd do a 50 minute commute easily.  My kids are almost all out to college, so its not like I need to rush home to get kids to practice or anything.  Knowing that is what I have to look forward to at the end of the day would make it worth it I think.

 
jamny said:
I used to drive out to Long Island from Queens against traffic on the LIE. About 35 minutes in the morning and 45 minutes coming home. Never really bothered me so I think 50 would be ok too. Especially, as others have said, if it's a more leisurely drive. The LIE is anything but.
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I currently do 1 hour 15 minutes in both directions, much of it on the LIE. Luckily I can now work from home several days a week, when I first started at this job I was in the office 5 days a week and it was exhausting. This after WFH full time for 5+ years. Quite the dichotomy. 

 
My max is a seven minute WALK.  I have less now and I still drive.  One minute drive.  One minute forty five seconds if I hit the red light.  One minute twenty seconds if I take the street around the light.

 
Grace Under Pressure said:
I currently do 1 hour 15 minutes in both directions, much of it on the LIE. Luckily I can now work from home several days a week, when I first started at this job I was in the office 5 days a week and it was exhausting. This after WFH full time for 5+ years. Quite the dichotomy. 
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It was crazy sometimes. 6:45am and I'm cruising in. 7:15am and you could tack on another 20 minutes.

 
PIK95 said:
My max is a seven minute WALK.  I have less now and I still drive.  One minute drive.  One minute forty five seconds if I hit the red light.  One minute twenty seconds if I take the street around the light.
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This is heaven right here. Save the long drives for days off from work.

 
Bull Dozier said:
My drive is only 20 minutes.  My original response was going to be that it would have to be a great job to consider going a lot more than that, but I know I'm spoiled with a short commute.

However, if my choice was same job, but swapping houses for one on an island with a view of the ocean, I'd do a 50 minute commute easily.  My kids are almost all out to college, so its not like I need to rush home to get kids to practice or anything.  Knowing that is what I have to look forward to at the end of the day would make it worth it I think.
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When I lived in your neck of the woods, my company was right by the old minor league baseball stadium and we lived in S. Minneapolis (basically Richfield).  Winter commute sucked!

Then we moved to Como Park area and my commute was shortened to like 10 minutes.  Was like night and day, especially in the winter.

I like my 25 minute commute now.  Gives me a chance to unwind a bit before chaos at home :lol:  

 
I spent a few years commuting ~55 minutes 3-4 times per week. It was an easy drive though (mainly straight highway with cruise set at 84 mph). I didn't mind it too much. I usually either decompressed with a podcast or utilized the time making work calls (and therefore made money while on the drive). 

I would do it again if it meant a much better house that my family loved. 

 
nirad3 said:
When I lived in your neck of the woods, my company was right by the old minor league baseball stadium and we lived in S. Minneapolis (basically Richfield).  Winter commute sucked!

Then we moved to Como Park area and my commute was shortened to like 10 minutes.  Was like night and day, especially in the winter.

I like my 25 minute commute now.  Gives me a chance to unwind a bit before chaos at home :lol:  
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I lived in the Como Park Apartments my first year of law school. Really liked that location. 

 
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I'd say 80% of my jobs in my lifetime have been 45-50 minute drives in rush hour.  Probably only 20 minute drives non-rush hour.  I don't mind it at all.  I get to listen to podcasts and just have quiet time to myself.  

Funny thing, though.  I took a job that was a 70 minute drive and I worked there for a week.  Quit after one week because that drive was insane.  So apparently the sweet spot for me is under an hour.  Over an hour is no bueno.  

 
Prefer about 20 minutes. Short enough, yet also allows some buffer between work and home.

Did have a crappy commute years ago that I was able to improve tremendously (the afternoon portion anyway). Southern NH to West Newton MA, back when rt 3 was just 2 lanes each way. I got in the habit of stopping in the Concord-Lexington area on the way home and doing the historic walking trails (e.g. Battle Road) for 60-90 minutes. By then traffic cleared up. Even though total time was 2-2.5 hours, my afternoon commute did not feel burdensome at all. Mornings still sucked though.

 
I drive 70 miles each way, but it only takes an hour 15 max most days.   I come in a little early and leave a little early to beat the traffic.  Could easily add 20 minutes each way to the commute if I had to come in and leave when most of the other people do.

Not ideal for sure, but I do like my job and work from home 1 day a week.  No young kids.  I did buy a smaller commuter car because gas for my Wrangler was killing me when I first started this job.

 
i reliably do an hour each day, I may get surprised with less traffic which I enjoy.  I think 70 minutes is my max, but I know plenty of people who do 90-120 minutes by car and 2- 2 hours plus at by public transportation.  

 
PIK95 said:
My max is a seven minute WALK.  I have less now and I still drive.  One minute drive.  One minute forty five seconds if I hit the red light.  One minute twenty seconds if I take the street around the light.
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That used to be my one commute....

Dont get me wrong - if I could I would do this everyday.   But I went to money and security without moving my family.   I'm very happy at my job so that is part of it too I guess :)

 
PIK95 said:
My max is a seven minute WALK.  I have less now and I still drive.  One minute drive.  One minute forty five seconds if I hit the red light.  One minute twenty seconds if I take the street around the light.
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One of my best buddies lives in Rhode Island and I always make small state jokes to him whenever I can - there's so many RI small state jokes buried in your post!

 
belljr said:
That used to be my one commute....

Dont get me wrong - if I could I would do this everyday.   But I went to money and security without moving my family.   I'm very happy at my job so that is part of it too I guess :)
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Back around 2005, I got hired by a company that was literally right next door to where I lived.  A two minute walk.  I had two job offers and even though I liked the other job more, I couldn't pass up the short walk everyday.  

My 2nd day there, they told me they were planning on moving the company south of the city.  Would have been about a 90 minute commute each way.  I left that day and called the other company to accept their offer.  That's the closest I ever came to a short commute. 

 
I drove three and a half hours (ten minute stop in the middle) round trip yesterday and I'm taking a recovery day today.  I don't know how you guys do it.

 
belljr said:
huh?
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I used to have a commute of 50-60 minutes several times per week. I didn't mind it because I could work during the drive (usually by way of making phone calls and answering emails). This is work that needed to be done and work I got paid for. 

My point is that if you can work (i.e. make money) during your commute then a longer commute isn't so bad. 

 
TheIronSheik said:
Back around 2005, I got hired by a company that was literally right next door to where I lived.  A two minute walk.  I had two job offers and even though I liked the other job more, I couldn't pass up the short walk everyday.  

My 2nd day there, they told me they were planning on moving the company south of the city.  Would have been about a 90 minute commute each way.  I left that day and called the other company to accept their offer.  That's the closest I ever came to a short commute. 
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A two minute walk is almost TOO close.  I feel like when you're that close you get co-workers asking to use your bathroom.

 
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