How Far Will You Commute to Work?
By maezee
@maezee (41988)
United States
January 14, 2017 7:33pm CST
Yes, thats my question. How far are you willing to commute to work? And how far do you?
I was thinkong about this as I saw a job posting for something in my field (but normal hours) but it is in a suburb which is 25 miles away from my city. This is bordering pretty far for me, so I cant decide if I should actualy apply. Factoring in bad weather and traffic, the commute could take over an hour.
But a lot of people do this. Some of my coworkers live over 50 miles away from our job. Right now I live about 5 miles away so the commute is quick and I dnt even have to take a highway. Which is nice.
What about you though? How far do you commute to work? And how far are you WILLING to commute?
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14 responses
@allknowing (136541)
• India
15 Jan 17
Here in India residential areas and offices are in different places which means we have to travel miles to get to our work place. I had organised a special bus for those who were in my vicinity to get to offices which were in onea rea. And this concept became a rule almost.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
16 Jan 17
@allknowing Good. Likewise here in the city. Without a car a few suburbs would be challenging.
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@allknowing (136541)
• India
15 Jan 17
@maezee Not difficult. There are trains and public buses as well
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
15 Jan 17
I drive half an hour to get to work. I have a couple coworkers that drive an hour. I think half an hour or less is reasonable. Anything going on an hour is a bit much..
But it depends on the job and the situation. My husband once got transferred to a store 2 hours away, and we did not want to move, so he made that drive everyday. Thankfully it didn't last long before they transferred him back.
You could at least apply for the job.. you don't know if you'll get it or you can always say no if you change your mind later.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
15 Jan 17
If I were an employee, I would choose a job that's near my home about 5-10km away.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
15 Jan 17
@maezee yep but my company is located about 15km away and since it's my own and the office is situated in a strategic place, can't complain.
@Juliaacv (51009)
• Canada
15 Jan 17
I know that personally I wouldn't commute for more then about 20 minutes. My husband did a 20 minute commute for over 25 years, and I know first-handed how stressful this can be, road conditions, replacing your car because of high mileage, frequent oil changes, new tires......
@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
15 Jan 17
Longest commute I've ever had was around 50 miles each way so 2 hours travelling.
Currently I take 6 minutes to get to work and like it way more this way
If I found a job that paid well I'd travel a long way but it would have to be a practical distance.
It'd be very time consuming for me to commute to somewhere like London every day.
Doable but not practical.
If I found a job that paid well I'd travel a long way but it would have to be a practical distance.
It'd be very time consuming for me to commute to somewhere like London every day.
Doable but not practical.1 person likes this
@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
15 Jan 17
@maezee I like being at work as at least I'm earning rather than spending
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
15 Jan 17
5 miles.anything over that cuts into the joke of a pay rate we have around here.
it's just not worth it.i'd do 25 if the rate were higher.
@shaggin (72141)
• United States
15 Jan 17
All the jobs my father ever had besides the last one were at least 30 miles away. There are very few jobs nearby. I worked at the hospital in town for two years and the furthest I had to travel was 11 miles when I lived in the country for a few months.
@WorkAtHomeGal (229)
• Canada
23 Jan 17
At my last job the commute was quick maybe 6 miles if that. Way back though I can remember driving to a call center 5 days a week and it was 55km of driving I think. So there and back...110km :|
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
15 Jan 17
Mine isn't very far away. I want to say it's about seven miles away. I wouldn't want to work anywhere that would take me more than 20 minutes to get to and from home.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
15 Jan 17
@maezee It might be something I would endure then, but then the job would have to be something I could tolerate as well.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
15 Jan 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum yes. Or your dream job!
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@jstory07 (139742)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Jan 17
It took me a half hour to get work when I worked but an hour to get there if it snowed.
@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Jan 17
When I was younger and we lived in San Diego, the commute was long. I didn't mind. When I moved back here to Wisconsin, with my kids now grown, my commute was less than 15 minutes, and the last commute about five. I think at my age that would be the most I would want to commute. Now that I'm retired, I don't worry about commutes.
@aninditasen (16397)
• Raurkela, India
15 Jan 17
I work from home now but if I do have to go out to work I would always prefer a closer destination from my home.
