How far do you commute?
How far do you commute?
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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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It's a bit much for me but I work 25% from home so that makes it tolerable. I'm hoping to move to 50%.
It's tolerable because traffic's not too bad, generally. When traffic's a mess, I hate it.
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The worst commute I've ever had was 10 miles in 40 minutes, the best was 15 minutes by ferry.
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My favorite commute was 25 miles, 45 minutes, half of it through New England woods. I missed it when I moved closer.
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I had the Director of Engineering job from Hell. Tons of stress, but a 45-50 mile commute each way every day. Traffic was never a problem and the drive through the rolling hills and farmland of Eastern Nebraska gave me time to deal wit hteh frustrations o the day on teh way home so I walked in the door ready to be Husband and Daddy. The same 50-60 minute commute in the morning allowed me to mentally steel myself for the day ahead and set the priorities for the day's work, there by lessening the stress.
Presently, I have a 15-mile commute to a lower stress job in a city which holds the dubious distinction as the largest city without any crosstown freeway. When the snowbirds fly to the Old Pueblo from the great white North, and the students return to classes at the University, the traffic in and of itself can be a major stress maker...if you let it.
I recently mounted a set of 5-chime air horns from an old Santa-Fe passenger locomotive on my pick-up. In a traffic jam near the rail line, it can be a real hoot to sound for a grade crossing
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Outer London, eight miles, 40 minutes. 20 minutes off-road on the pushbike.
Tyneside to Teesside, 110 miles round trip, 75 mins in morning, 45 mins in late evening. Oops, that last bit means I was speeding. 50 minutes.
Having moved house, 18 miles each way, 30 minutes morning, 20 minutes evening.
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40 minutes in the morning, 45-1.5 hr in the afternoon.
Chris
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Mostly through nice country side, really nice when the nights are light, less so in winter.
It is also going against the flow of traffic, for some sad reason it is nice to see others stuck in traffic when you are moving freely, you could easily double the times if driving the other way, morning and evening.
Does anyone else feel the same about traffic going the other way or the guy next to you in a jam being in a Ferrari, a sad sense of smugness?
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Before recent office relocation (still DC area): ~30 miles, 35-45 minutes*** - and even more "inyense" (***major tieups once weekly, add 20 minutes to afternoon commute)
Brfore that (in Mississippi): 20 miles, 20-45 minutes, not that intense (but not "relaxing" either).
WHen teaching about 15 years ago: ~25 miles, 30-40 minutes, but not intense at all.
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Worst temporary commute (twice a week) ... St. Catharines (Niagara) to Concord (just North of Totonto) ... approx 100km ... 1-1/2 hours on a good day.
Worst permanent commute ... Barrie to Concord ... 75km > usually 1 hour, but in bad winter weather, 2 hours. In reeeaaally bad weather ... stay at work! I quit that job when the drive become the highlight of the day.
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That is a rarity, I know. I consider myself very lucky.
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Now it's 15 paces from bedroom to office.
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I'm jeoulus!
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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.
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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.
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I guess more people go home on time than go to work on time huh?
Brian
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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Ewh, are you in the Phoenix area? We have the same problem with I-10 here.
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Unlike NickE, I live in the west suburbs of Detroit and work downtown. The commute is usually not bad, except now when construction on the Ford and Jeffries freeways make commuting a pain in the neck.
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No, I'm in San Antonio. Just had to take a huge detour this morning due to an overturned semi on 10. Some days are better than others.
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2nd job: 12 miles, about 20 minutes, lived west of work so always had the sun in my eyes, MD
3rd Job: 45 miles, 1 hour mornings, 1 hour 15 minutes evenings, ASU and snowbirds would increase travel time, Mesa to Goodyear on I-10
4th job: 5 miles, 10 minutes, Mesa
5th job: 10 miles, 12 minutes, south-central PA
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Was that some kind of road rage?
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That way I can leave 5 minutes to 8am, stop off and get coffee, have my car parked in the garage, and walk through the door at precisely 8 am.
Eng JW: I believe you. I routinely have to drive to inspections along the I-80 corridor, averaging about 230 miles per trip. Eventually you see it all.
Worst thing I saw was a deer get hit by a truck.
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I also have to travel about once every one to two weeks about 90 miles roundtrip. I'm starting to feel more "at home" in my car, since I've been spending so much time in it. I think I'll forget about upgrading my home and just get a mustang convertible... then I can be the "smug" one on the road!
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Talking about living in your car, when I used to do the long Newcastle-London run, I would leave civilisation in the late evening, maybe 2100hrs or so, and drive through the night to avoid the nightmare that is London traffic. The M25 is the orbital motorway around London and is an experience best avoided, but at 0300hrs it is bearable. I used to sleep in the back of the estate car - station wagon to the American readers - on an airbed and get a shower at work about 0730. It got to be a running joke with Security.
I've also slept in the car quite a few times when I was with my first employer. Their policy for workers out on site was to give us a fairly small sum of money to find a meal and a B&B for the night. Being young and reckless, we took that to mean 'eat at Burger King, guzzle as much alcohol as possible before the bar closed, and sleep in the car'. That lifestyle would kill me now I am older!
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Best commute was 10 mins on the bike.
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LOL, I believe that is fairly universal.........I finally woke up at about age 35!
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Pardon me, but that is totally nuts.
I remain,
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I just wish the roads here were friendly to bicycles.
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What he said.
EngJW-
I LOVE Detroit. Last year for around 8mths I lived right in the heart of D-town. It was great, a 15min drive to work, lots of culture, tons of fun. I only moved to the 1st ring suburb I'm in now cause of my ex-housemate. The lovely women I live with now are phenomenal. (and the rent is no more expensive, and that's important right now.)
To any eng-tips users, if you are going to be in Detroit feel free to post in the Pub and let me know if you wnat some info on cool things that happen in the city. As I spend 90% of the time I'm not in the office downtown, I can almost always find something interesting.
Nick
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When the weather threatened (Piper Cubs aren't Instrument rated), I drove (About 2:15 if traffic cooperated). Unfortunately, I drove more often than I flew. The flight was fanastic, keeping at 1,525 Meters (5,000-Ft.) and basically enjoying the scenery far below all of the commercial and military flights in a bright yellow airplane with the little Continental buzzzing out in front.
Had kids, sold plane...typical story.
I remain,
The Old Soldering Gunslinger
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Worst was a summer job, 2.0 hour from western Ohio to East side of Indy. Summer between high school and college. Let's see, why did I get out of construction and into chemical plants????
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Parking in the financial district in San Francisco is about $250/month. Some employers will pay, but most don't.
Here in Marin county, the only parking garages where you are allowed to park more than 4 hours will run about $60/month.
I imagine your rate of $135/month is about what you would expect to pay in the East Bay (Oakland, Walnut Creek, Concord).
In Berkeley, I think they just take your car away from you, unless you have a peace symbol and run on biodiesel.
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Adam
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all on the interstate with no traffic, so i don't mind it.
i used to live in atlanta when it'd take an hour to go 15 miles.
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94 miles each way when going or coming from my farm to my office.
If I am going to a jobsite my commute cna be as many as 250 miles each way, though only 8 or 9 time per year.
If one plans one can use this time wisely
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Tucson, $560/yr, hunting license in parking garage under cover, 800 yds to office.
Both parking permits were paid in pre-tax dollars.
I remain,
The Old Soldering Gunslinger
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It's not too bad of a drive, as long as I stagger my day and miss the rush hours. I usuallt work 7:30-4:30.
It takes about 30 minutes usually. If I sleep in and work from 8-5, it takes 45 minutes each way.
David
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1st job: 23 miles, 25 minutes, mostly interstate but some rural highway.
2nd job: 18 miles, 20 minutes, almost an even split between interstate and rural highway.
3rd job: 9 miles, 12 minutes (8 if I try hard - grin!), 90%+ rural highway.
Why did I mention all three jobs? Because I was able to change jobs three times and never move from my current home! Woohoo! Sometimes, you get lucky.
~NiM
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Fred
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45 minutes door to door one way, changing only 2 ferry's on Elba, in Hamburg.
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Fernando
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The best - contract job for 8 months that was 3 miles door to door.
Current - 50 miles door to door. Light traffic, all freeway. It takes me 45 minutes flat both ways.
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better than 80,000 miles any day.
When on a project site always look for accommodations near work. Longest project commute was about 5 miles on an almost always empty highway to live in a resort by a lake where I could go diving 100 ft from my apartment. (Would put the gar on at home and walk to the dock and jump in.)
Rick Kitson MBA P.Eng
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