How far is your commute?

gosh1976

I'm curious about how far some of your commutes are these days? I may have a phone interview coming up if they get back to me and the drive would be about an hour and 15 minutes. I don't think that's all that unusual in the Atlanta area however I am south of the city and this job is south of me. That's actually a plus as all the traffic is heading into the city in the morning and I would be going the other direction however I was planning on moving back into the city in the near future.

I think I will have to consider this job if I have the opportunity it has been rough trying to get back into IT. The pay will just have to make the commute worth it and I'll have to be able to get back to the University in time for class. I can always stay where I'm at for now and consider moving elsewhere on the southside if I am lucky enough to be offered the job and it turns into a long term gig.

So anyway considering the possibility of interviewing for this job has made me wonder: how far is your commute and how long does it take?

Mojo_666

30-40 mins

nicklauscombs

a 30 second walk.

Devilsbane

25-30 minutes with no traffic (drove up on a weekend once). Ususally takes me about 45 to get here in the morning but I can get home in about 30.

Countryboi

30-40 mins....right in to the heart of morning rush hour....now that school has started it has gotten alot worse

uhtrinity

Last year .. .2 miles, ~5 minutes. This year 15 miles, ~20 minutes on country roads. Have a high mpg hybrid to go with the commute.

demonfurbie

25 miles one way

Devilsbane

Countryboi wrote: »

30-40 mins....right in to the heart of morning rush hour....now that school has started it has gotten alot worse

I've had my job for several months now. My last one was about 5 miles away and I could be there in less than 10 minutes. Traffic was never an issue.

What frustrates me now is that it is impossible to judge the commute. I usually leave an hour before I start (sometimes I'm 5-10 minutes late, but the goal is to give myself an hour). Some days I can drive straight in and get here with 30 minutes to spare. Other days I can walk in right at my starting time. I try to take a look at traffic before I leave, but it often isn't a lot of help. For example today, it was red pretty much my whole commute and there was even an accident in one part. I left 10 minutes after seeing that and ran into the usual stop and go but was still able to make it here in about 45 minutes. No sign of the accident that was supposed to slow me down.

Last week or the week before I was listening to the radio, and right before I got on the highway I hear there is about a 1 minute delay on the first highway that I drive on. I consider it to be insignificant and get on anyway. Turns out that 1 minute delay was a 25 minute delay, so you can't even trust what the tv and radio say.

pml1

It's only 5 miles to our home office, but it takes about 30 minutes on average. If I didn't have go from there to remote sites almost everyday, I'd ride a bike.

Hyper-Me

15 mins during summer when school is out. 20 mins if i get through my part of town before the school buses come. 45m-1h if i get stuck behind the school buses.

rwmidl

5 minute drive but getting in can take up to 30 minutes..

SubnettingGoddess

When I was employed, my last job was an hr door to door (I took the metro into DC). My job before that, I was driving against the flow of traffic and mornings took 15 minutes and evening 25 usually. I had one job in San Jose when I lived in Pleasanton which was on a good day a 3 hr commute total and that was going in late and leaving late. During rush hour, it would be 4ish hours. How it sucked! 20-30 minutes is in my happy zone but sometimes you do what ya gotta.

bertieb

181 miles if I'm working out of the London office About 5 miles if I'm in Manchester (thankfully thats over 90% of the time).

Bokeh

22.5 miles, usually 30-40 mins. Some days its taken over an hour due to construction. I swear we have two seasons here in MN - winter and construction.

msteinhilber

I'm sitting at about 16 miles to the office, averages to be about a 30 minute drive in and about a 35-40 minute drive home. A lot further than I used to have since I moved further away, but I much prefer where I'm living now so it's worth the extra drive time.

Monkerz

30 Miles currently, soon to be 5 mile.

xenodamus

35 miles....40-45 minute drive

dynamik

10 minutes to the office, but I often travel full days and can be 30+ minutes from my hotel to the client in some less populated areas.

gorebrush

xenodamus wrote: »

35 miles....40-45 minute drive

About that for me too. Can be up to an hour some days.

Think my worst was 2 hours for 35 miles - there had been a serious accident on the motorway in the poor weather.

gosh1976

well I had a phone interview for the job that made me start this thread and I think it went fine. It is actually a contract position to start very soon and go through the end of the year. There is a slight possibility that it could go longer or even turn into a permanent position.

I have a job now but it's not in IT and the pay isn't that great so i think I will consider taking it if I make it that far. Hopefully with some updated experience in the industry it will make the job search at the end of the contract go a lot smoother and I'll just have to be sure I save up plenty of money in case I end up out of work for a while after the contract ends. It does make me a bit nervous being a temp job in today's job market. The hope is that I spending 4 months or so on those long commutes will lead into a more permanent position closer to home.

well I'll find out tomorrow if I made it to the second phase which is a more technical phone interview and then the last step would be an in person interview.

QHalo

35 minute Red Line ride to the Loop.

jmasterj206

2 blocks

Devilsbane

Bokeh wrote: »

22.5 miles, usually 30-40 mins. Some days its taken over an hour due to construction. I swear we have two seasons here in MN - winter and construction.

Especially this year. They got extra federal money and are trying to take care of all of the repairs that are scheduled over the next 3 years.

I looked into bussing to see how long it would take. Bus to work would be an hour, which isn't too bad. It is 15 minutes more than I have now, but I could read a book or something. The killer is the ride home, it would be a little over 2 hours. I'm not waiting 2 hours to get home, that is prime dinner time.

tpatt100

110 miles round trip. I have done it for a year now and I am ready to blow my head off....

The morning drive is fine its the drive home that sucks. If I leave at 4:30 or 5 I get home the same exact time no matter what. I have to either leave at 3:30 which is impossible due to my schedule or if I leave at 5:30 I get home quicker. My son goes to sleep at 8:30 so by the time I get home its play with him a bit, bath time, play a little more and he is rubbing his eyes for bed time. This current job was great learning wise though.

My new job? Commute will be ZERO, get up take a shower, get dressed and walk into my computer room and log in.

Well I do have some travel but those are paid for transportation (plane).

Turgon

About an hour and half each way when I hit the office. I usually go three times a week and the other two days work from home. Usually stop for a coffee each way as in the early morning I need a wake up drink to get my head together and in the evening a relax drink before I get home to wifey and son Can do it in just over an hour if traffic is kind and I floor it.

tpatt100

Turgon wrote: »

About an hour and half each way when I hit the office. I usually go three times a week and the other two days work from home. Usually stop for a coffee each way as in the early morning I need a wake up drink to get my head together and in the evening a relax drink before I get home to wifey and son Can do it in just over an hour if traffic is kind and I floor it.

I got back into Podcasts due to traffic lol.

forkvoid

Usually, 20 minutes, 14 miles. Mostly interstate, but the first portion is a city street, which can slow me down. Sometimes it takes 15 minutes on that road, other times I can hit green the whole way and do it in five.

Some days I go straight to one of our two main clients... one is 90 miles(1.5 hours), other is 25 miles(half hour).

Old job was 3.5 miles, could do it in five-ten minutes, depending on traffic. I was about to start biking that, but got the job where I am now.

All times/distances are one-way.

nel

probs between 45 - 60 mins depending on traffic...or more like how many idiots break down on the motorway

if there was no traffic or any traffic lights it wouldnt be anywhere near as bad as its only 13 miles!