Thread: How far / long do you commute?

My fiancee and I considering relocating about 45 minutes south of where we live now. This will allow her to start her private practice in the same area she went to school and she already has a ton of contacts in the area for referrals, etc. That is the upside.

The major downside is that we currently live about 5 minutes from my office. Part of my plan involves staying at my firm for the next couple of years (possibly longer if I'm offered partnership). If we move, I'd be commuting 45-60 minutes each way everyday. I will probably be able to work from home 1 day a week, but I'll still be logging a lot of miles.

I thought this was a huge inconvenience, but after talking to some friends, it appears many people drive 45 minutes each way to work. That was surprising.

How far do you commute each day?

I work out of my home 100%, so my only driving each day is to take & pick up the kids to/from school about 5 blocks down. I don't know how you guys commute these days with gas prices the way they are. Aren't more companies looking at allowing folks to work from home, atleast 1-2 days a week?

- Hakrjak

Get the book, "The 4 hour work week" -- As it has lots of strategies to use for getting your boss to let you work from home.

The best one I suggest is for you to get the program "Gotomypc" and start using it to work from home in your spare time... Then call in sick a couple days and use the program to work from home while you are "sick"... Let your boss see that you are already working from home and doing it well, and that way when you ask him to go to a 4 day work week or let you start working from home 1 day a week, it won't be such a stretch.

Cheers,

- Hakrjak

I currently commute 33 miles each way, or about 50 minutes. It is rough and definitely sucks (especially after a long day in the office, when you get in your car and realize you are still a looooong way from your couch, haha). It also dosent help that I commute on the same highway almost EVERYONE in North jersey takes everyday, 80 East in the mornings and 80 West in the afternoons, so the drive is WITH heavy traffic both ways as everyone fights to get into NYC.

However, I did read recently that the "Average" commute time for someone in NJ is one hour each way, so I guess Im not the minority, lol.

What I wouldnt give to work from home or have a 5-minute commute....Ahhhhhhhhhh

Originally Posted by Runum

I never measured it. From the bedroom to the living room ~50 feet.

1 more nice thing about working from home -- No extra clothing costs, and no need to shower / get dressed 1st thing in the morning. You can wait until you have a break or whatever. Lets you have more time to sleep in!

- Hakrjak

6-7 feet, depending on how i'm sleeping.

12 miles one way. Although, I can work from home 2-3 days/week, I usually only work from home about 2-3 times/month for personal reasons. I also am "lucky" in the sense that my work environment is flexible, meaning I can come and go as I please without too much hassle and avoid the rush hour traffic.

hakrjak - I think we are in the same line of work, judging by some posts you made in the past.

Originally Posted by NoMoneyDown

hakrjak - I think we are in the same line of work, judging by some posts you made in the past.

Could be man -- My company has a huge datacenter out by RoundRock, TX that I was visiting last year. Do you happen to work there?

- Hakrjak

Originally Posted by hakrjak

Could be man -- My company has a huge datacenter out by RoundRock, TX that I was visiting last year. Do you happen to work there?

Live there, but work in Austin.

Hmmmmm .... Can only think of one such company in Round Rock.

Like ATW, it depends.

30 sec Most days (bedroom to office).

2-3 min Some days, (office to B&B across the street).

1-2 min Each day, once or twice, walking across propty to check on contractors/answer site questions.

Occasionally we drive 1-2 hrs to pick up or look at something. But we try to do most via internet ordering and drop shipping.

-Russ H.