How far do you drive to work

farmers_daughter
farmers_daughter Posts: 1,632 Member
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Considering a job change, but there is a considerable drive involved.

How many miles do you drive?
What do you drive?
What do you spend on average a week for gas?

This would be most helpful.

THanks
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  • AIZZO4
    AIZZO4 Posts: 404 Member
    Drive an hour. Spend about 60-80 each week.
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    Round trip - 7 miles.

    Since I usually ride my motorcycle, I can got for a month on about $15 in gas.

    JM
  • RosscoBoscko
    RosscoBoscko Posts: 632 Member
    60 miles each way, for 3 more days. then will be 12 miles each way.

    Peugeot estate

    £80-100
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    So It depends on the day.

    Correction

    4 days a week I drive 18.92 miles (each way) to my usual location

    1 day a week I drive 29 miles (each way) to a center to do coverage

    Commuting blows.
  • MrsWendyQ
    MrsWendyQ Posts: 125 Member
    About 45 minutes...Hyundai Sonata and I usually fill up once a week. It gets about 34 mpg!
  • atb0821
    atb0821 Posts: 458 Member
    Drive about 30 miles one way. Subaru outback. $50-$100 a week in gas depending if I can slip by with one fill up :)
    Gas is less expensive here in TN.
  • TracyJo93
    TracyJo93 Posts: 197 Member
    I drive 15 miles each way. It's half an hour one day, and I drive a 2000 Impala.
  • xampx
    xampx Posts: 323 Member
    7 miles each way (takes 45-60 minutes), but Monday morning and Friday afternoon is 70 miles each & a bit of running around on weekends, say max 50 miles. Friday takes 90 mins, Monday takes 2 hours

    I drive a small 1.25L Ford and spend £40-60 a week
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    About 6 miles each way.
  • NKF92879
    NKF92879 Posts: 601 Member
    When I carpool... I drive about 300 miles every two weeks. I drive a '06 Cadillac STS. I spend about $100/month on gas. I know a more efficient vehicle would save on gas, but I live in Wisconsin and drive "country" roads to work. I need something with some weight to it that handles well when the roads are slick.

    When I don't carpool... I drive about 200 miles a week, and I spend just over $30 more on gas per month.
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    6 blocks :laugh:
    I will be walking/biking if this rain ever lets up...:grumble:

    However, my daughters school is 11 miles, so about 25-30 minutes one way.
    I drive a Pontiac Torrent in the winter and Mustang GT in the summer.
    The Pony gets better gas mileage.
    Maybe $60 every 2 weeks?
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    Work from home. My '96 Eclipse has 80,000 miles on it.
    I suspect the gas evaporates faster than I use it.
  • LMT2012
    LMT2012 Posts: 697 Member
    People do what they have to do in order to work. I was literally raised to think that a short commute is a matter of quality of life and should be hugely considered when deciding where to live and work. My husband and I can both walk to work, but realize that is not a common set up.
    Makes me sad to know how much time and petrol are being spent en route to and from the grind.
  • Heaven71
    Heaven71 Posts: 706 Member
    About 10 miles.
    2000 Pontiac FLYERBIRD V6 and I spend about 40.00 a week in gas but that's all of the other driving I do as well.
  • halflife1978
    halflife1978 Posts: 47 Member
    I drive 45 miles each way. I have to fill my tank every three days, at between $35-40 a fillup. My car has gone from 16,000 miles when I bought it in 2007 to 200,000 miles now. I put 3,000 miles on my car every month. It's good that it is a reliable little thing (2005 Hyundai Elantra)
  • jkandktmom
    jkandktmom Posts: 1,010 Member
    It depends if I have the kids or don't- if I do, they go to daycare about 15 miles from my house so I drive about 35-40 miles to work. On days I don't have the kids it's less than 5. I drive a Chevy Equinox, that has been in the shop so I forget what I pay for gas.

    I used to work in IC so on weeks without the kids a 35 minute drive and weeks with the kids a 50-60 minute drive. I was spending about $100 in gas a week and that was when gas was closer to $3.00.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    0 miles.
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    My commute is 3 miles. I usually ride my bike. I've considered jobs with long commutes before and to me it depends on the type of driving. I will drive 40 miles on a highway with not too much traffic, but there are jobs that are ten miles away that would take me longer with the daily traffic jams.
  • Cindy873
    Cindy873 Posts: 1,165
    1.8 miles. I drive a Mazda 6 and I only need to get gas about once a month.
  • AngieM76
    AngieM76 Posts: 622 Member
    I drive 40 minutes one way. I spend probably $50 a week in gas.

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