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How far do you commute? 2

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Roadbridge

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Apr 20, 2005
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Just picking up on McCormick93 post (thread731-125070) on his two job offers he remarked that his commute was three miles to one of his job offers.
I was just wondering what distances other member’s commute every day to work and how do you find it?
 
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For 2.5 years I commuted 25 mi each way (2 hrs each way). Then for 7 years I commuted 50 mi each way (1.5 hrs each way). Then for 7 years I commuted 6 mi each way (12 min each way). Now I commute 13 mi each way (22 min each way). I consider the shorter commutes a godsend.
 
9 minutes - 4 miles - moderate traffic -
 
45 miles each way on freeway; 40 to 70 min, depending on whether the state police is on patrol or not; commuted this way for 15 years. Downside, face east going and west returning, meaning always facing the sun. Fun part, watching other commuters eat breakfast, apply make-up, complete dressing, and occasionally brush their teeth!
 
The suckers queued up on the other side of the road definitely makes me feel better about my commute (10 miles convinced it takes 15 min but nearly always 20!). There are some mornings when it sends me into blind panic when I think I might have forgotten something though - it would take at least an hour to get back if I forgot something I needed before lunch.
 
Now I have a roughly 5 mile commute and it takes about 10 minutes, and that is in traffic.

I gave up a 12 mile commute that took easily 45 minutes or more each way. I hated the stress of driving in that much traffic.
 
Home to work, each way:
1st job - about 10 miles
2nd job - about 12 miles
3rd job - about 42 miles
4th job - about 22 miles
now.......6 miles door to door, 2 traffic lights and a prime parking spot.

"If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut."
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Less than 20 mile round trip. Takes less than 15 minutes in the morning going to work, sometimes 30 minutes in the evening coming home from work.

I guess more people go home on time than go to work on time huh?

Brian
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3 miles - 10-15 minutes depending on how I catch the lights.
 
2. 5 Miles - 7 mins depending on Lights in the mornings - 10-12 mins in the afternoons. Once all settles down and I get my garage cleaned out I will start riding the mountain bike.



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35 miles; 45 minutes one way. Best time 38 minutes (fortunately there aren't many speedtraps, knock wood, as my speedo rarely works).
Going the opposite direction of most traffic on I-10 does give a feeling of smug satisfaction. I don't come across any bad traffic until about 5 miles from home - interchange construction from hell.
 
I like living in cities. It takes 20 minutes to get to my job in the suburbs, while traffic coming into the city is backed up for miles. The expressway is the only practical route to my current job, but when I worked in the city I never had to use it and the commute was much easier.
 
used to be 55 miles each way. Now it is about 30 secs to my home office. Much better this way!
 
15 miles, 20 to 40 minutes depending on traffic. I don't leave the office between 4:30 and at least 6:00 in the evening. I had a job that was less than a mile away for about a year, and I was constantly late. I prefer the 20 to 30 minute commute if traffic's not bad. It provides a separation between work life and home life.
 
8 miles 15 minutes one way catching all green lights but if I want to do the freeway thing it's 12 miles and 30 minutes...go figure. I ride my bike once or twice a week.

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About 14 miles, 20 minutes including getting to and from the highway. Good thing is it is against the crawl on the other side. As kchafie mentioned about forgetting something,it would take me more than an hour to get back home. I moved my wife's car once and took off with the keys so after that I always made sure I used the spare set.
Unfortunately, the public transport infrastructure leaves some thing to be desired otherwise I would consider using it. A bus,train and another bus to cover 14 miles and depending on schedules,maybe at least an hour and a half,maybe two. No thanks.
 
About 2 miles by road or bike trail. Traffic? No.

My last commute was 70 miles, about an hour and 10 minutes depending on weather. The mountain drive was nice most days.

Needless to say, I chose my new residence location to reduce my commute once I got the current job.

Rik
 
12 miles, los angeles, california. Ranging from 20 minutes to 1 hour one way (typically 30 or so minutes...) So unpredictable here.
 
~28mi each way, about 40min on a good day, up to an hour on a really bad day.

I also am going the "wrong" direction I live close to downtown Detroit and work in the suburbs, Id hate to see the times if I lived in the suburbs and worked downtown....

 
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How do you like downtown Detroit? Everyone says Detroit is so bad but I don't believe it.
 
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