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.
  • juliemouse83
    juliemouse83 Posts: 6,663 Member
    7 miles each way, 5 days per week. Probably spend about $10/wk on gas. Drive a Solara w/a 6 cylinder engine.

    ETA: 3/4 of it is highway, and I wish I could ride my bike.
  • JezzD1
    JezzD1 Posts: 431
    one hour one way
    ford fusion 07
    $50/week in gas

    My job is one hour away from home and my school is a half hour away from both therefore I drive an average of 400 miles a week.

    I am looking into a Prius C for gas mileage my car gets about 27mpg the Prius C gets 50 so I am looking forward to the savings.
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    30mile one way
    300 mile a week
    $60-70/week on gas
  • JennyJo23
    JennyJo23 Posts: 33
    Well it takes me 3 minutes to get to work and if I didn't have to carry my bag and laptop I could walk to work. But I travel for my job quite often so I can't give you a good estimate.. I drive a Ford Freestyle and it's pretty good on gas mileage..
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 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.

    So many jobs are in far flung suburbs around here that living downtown doesn't even help everybody.
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    I drive about 25 miles each way; with traffic it taks about 40 minutes to get there. I spend probably $30 or so a week in gas. I drive a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer.
  • aspahr11610
    aspahr11610 Posts: 22
    I drive about 6 miles. I used to have a 40 mile commute and hated it. Especially on days I worked in the evening. Now I spend about 40-50 a week in gas. When I was commuting my gas budget was $450.00 a month. I love the $200.00 gas budget a lot better!!!!
  • aliciagetshealthy
    aliciagetshealthy Posts: 946 Member
    32 miles one way ~ +/- 1 hour, depending on traffic
    Ford Focus
    approx. $50/week
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    double post
  • springs47
    springs47 Posts: 82 Member
    I have to go about 18 miles and it usually takes me anywhere from 20-30 minutes depending on traffic...both car and tractor traffic lol I drive a 2012 F-150 and it takes over $100 to fill my tank up from completely empty, but that lasts me almost all month because it has a 36 gallon tank.

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