How far (in time / distance), would you be willing to commute to / from work?

myheartsabattleground
myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
I live in a weird area. There's ZERO public transport, uber is quite spotty in the area, and taxis come over from the next state since my town and 2 other towns in the other state are basically invading each others space. (There is no "WELCOME TO X STATE", it's just a road sign pointing to the towns). Also, all the businesses have revolving doors with employees. "Oh, you're new. Doubt I'll see you this time next year though". It's classified as a summer town. Nothing ever happens in the winter ! My question for you is, How far (in time / distance), would you be willing to commute to / from work? Would you be willing to drive the 2 hours up to Six Flags every day ? Brave the barrage of traffic driving an hour to the mall ?

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  • _incogNEATo_
    _incogNEATo_ Posts: 4,537 Member
    I refuse to try and read that.
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  • ZeeShay
    ZeeShay Posts: 1,132 Member
    45 miles one way is my commute radius. Luck for me I currently work 4 miles from home right now
  • yourradimradletshug
    yourradimradletshug Posts: 964 Member
    _incogNEATo_ wrote: »
    I refuse to try and read that.

    Same here. My eyes suck as it is so reading that isn't happening!
  • Keladelphia
    Keladelphia Posts: 820 Member
    I work about four miles from home thankfully. 2 hours to Six Flags? No. An hour to a mall job? No. How much could either of those places possibly pay to make that kind of commute worth it? I'd personally require well over six figures to make any commute that takes longer than an hour.

    *Also confused on weird lettering.
  • jazzine1
    jazzine1 Posts: 280 Member
    I hate driving. My commute to work is only 15 mins each way thankfully.
  • MisterZ33
    MisterZ33 Posts: 567 Member
    it used to take me 1.5 hours each way by car / train / walk. now 20 minutes walk. get out of the subburbs, urbanites!
  • kjm3579
    kjm3579 Posts: 3,974 Member
    MY commute is 25 miles - part by car, part by train.
  • meeyuh
    meeyuh Posts: 38 Member
    I live about 25 miles from work and spend two hours round trip minimum per day. Granted, I can halfway justify it with my income and appreciate the mental break coming to and from work. But I don't think I would be able to justify driving that long for a job that barely pays minimum wage.
  • yusaku02
    yusaku02 Posts: 3,472 Member
    I moved about 6 months ago to cut my commute from about 60 minutes one way to 15 minutes one way
  • debrakgoogins
    debrakgoogins Posts: 2,033 Member
    I have three different offices. My commutes one way vary from 45 minutes to 90 minutes depending on where I have to be on any given day. I am also reimbursed for my mileage and paid well for what I do. If I were making less and got no mileage differential, I would not commute far at all!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I commute an hour each way...about 80 miles round trip daily.

    Also, what the *kitten* is up with your text...rainbow text is really hard to read.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I am 15 1/2 miles from my work. I go in at 3:30 am so there is no traffic. Little traffic at 2pm when I leave. I would not commute much further. Since I am only a couple years from retirement, I won't have to.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i can't read that but I've commuted as much as an hour each way to working from home (which i do now) and everything in between. LOL
  • Michelle4588
    Michelle4588 Posts: 271 Member
    I work 10 minutes from work, have so for 13 years, don't know if I'd be willing to do anymore than that since I've done it for so long.
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