The official commuter thread. How far is yours?

[ok_cpu]

Edited to add telecommute.

[billyskank]

1. 19 miles each way

It's too far really, but I do like many things about living where I do in Bedford. Being one hour on the train from London (less on the fast train) and five minutes walk from the station is a Good Thing. And being walking distance from the town centre is good too.

[ok_cpu]

4. Soundes like a fair trade.

You go to London often?

[billyskank]

7. Lately I've been going every Sunday.

I have friends in Plaistow, east London, whom I go see regularly.

[Gormy Cuss]

2. Telecommute.

About 20 feet.

[ok_cpu]

5. Good deal.

You have kids / family at home or other distractions? I'd love to work at home but think it'd be hard at times.

[Redstone]

3. Down the stairs and through the kitchen to my office.

Redstone

[ok_cpu]

6. No fair. No drive and you have an office.

My "home office" is decorated in porcelain...

:toast:

[Redstone]

33. Well, I have five computers, four printers (including the big honkin' proofer, which is

four feet wide and two feet deep), and two scanners, plus the Kaiser copystand/lights outfit and the GBC binding machine...all that ain't gonna fit in the bathroom.

Though, in our old house, I did manage to run the business for five years in an eight-by-eight-foot room (but it did have a large closet).

Redstone

[Left Is Write]

8. I live so close to my workplaces that I wouldn't consider it a commute.

I work at two locations for the same company, one a mile and a half or so from my house and the other about four miles from my house.

I don't work every day, but when I do, I try to go to both places in one day, going to the further one first and the other one on my way home.

Occasionally, I do some work from home (paperwork, reports, scheduling).

[kedrys]

9. About 3 miles

But since we have public transit over here, it's a 5-6 minute walk to the metro station, unless I catch the bus down the hill (bus stops right in front of my building, a one-minute ride). Then a 12-minute metro ride, then another 3-4 minutes from the metro station to my building. That last stretch is indoors, since my building is on the underground city network.

I really love not having to get up at o'dark thirty to go to work. :)

[sakabatou]

10. Hmmm

I take the bus to college... so I don't know.

[Tektonik]

11. 15 minute walk

[flvegan]

12. I telecommute, but I also have an office in our building.

When I do go in, it's 50 miles round trip. I'm averaging once per week right now.

[UrbScotty]

13. I live in the same building where I work!

[av8rdave]

14. Just over 800 miles

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. Ha!

[av8rdave]

34. That's no joke!

Live in Texas, work out or Georgia. :(

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

37. I knew that; that's why I laughed.

How about ANC?

[av8rdave]

44. Used to fly there a lot....that's more of a commute than I would want!

[LeftyMom]

15. 16 miles to school.

I go twice a week and try to combine other errands with the trip by doing my shopping on the way back.

[Radical Activist]

16. Less than 2 miles.

Sometimes I bike.

[Blue-Jay]

17. 6 miles, but I ride my bike to work if weather permits.

I didn't ride this past week, but I've had a nasty cold and there's still mud and flooding everywhere.

[hobbit709]

18. Usually from the kitchen to what used to be the garage

Sometimes I make house calls to install/repair computers.

[Common Sense Party]

19. Down the stairs. No gas consumed.

But that's just on office days. I have to travel A LOT.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

39. "No gas consumed" O.K.

You haven't had any beans lately, have you?
:hide:

[NJmaverick]

20. Is that each way or round trip?

[mokawanis]

21. I live about 3 miles from work

so I leave home 15 minutes before I have to be there.

[fizzgig]

22. not even a mile, i think

i can bike there in less than 10 minutes. it would be absolutely absurd to drive there unless there were extreme circumstances

[femmocrat]

24. Other!

I travel to three different schools. The nearest is 2 miles and the furthest is about 9 miles.

Country roads, no traffic. I can get to the near one in about 5 minutes! :)

[wickerwoman]

25. Walk and take the subway

It's 45 minutes each way but at least I don't need a gym membership :shrug:

[SarahB]

26. 10 miles exactly.

Well, depending on what space I get in the garage, it can be 10.1 or 10.2 miles at times.

[Left Brain]

27. 23 miles

but the bigger question is:
How LONG does it take you to get there? For me, it's 45 minutes. Ten years ago, it took me half an hour.

[Mutley]

28. About 15 miles.

Not too bad.

[Silver Swan]

29. I voted for

thirty plus miles, but that was before I retired.

I took the train, and it was 45 miles each way.

[littlebit]

30. About

five feet.

[dropkickpa]

31. About 1.5 miles

I take the bus.

[LibDemAlways]

32. Mine is about two miles. Spouse's is about 1000 miles.

He flies up on Monday AM, back Thursday PM. Works four 9 hour days and a half day at the local office on Friday. Been doing it for several years, and doesn't mind. Frequent flier miles took us to Europe this summer with hotel free too, so while it isn't always easy, it has its plusses.

[old mark]

35. Walk, but it's not really listed.

I go down to the kitchen, make tea, watch the weather and horrible Philadelphia commuter traffic, and go back to bed.

I'm retired.

mark

[mnhtnbb]

36. No commute. I'm retired!

[mth44sc]

38. 67 miles each way -

4 days a week. Last week for the first time a fill-up of my Mazda 6 was over 60 bucks. I fill up twice a week.

[astral]

40. 2 1/2 to 3 miles

1 hour walk. Sometimes I drive or catch the bus. Old car, gas-hog. Can't really walk in the winter, it's too dark to be safe and there's no sidewalk for pedestrians.

I used to live in the building I worked in years ago. Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing! I think I came to work in my slippers out of th elevator more than once ; )

[Zavulon]

41. From my apartment: 27 miles each way. From my girlfriend's: 9 miles each way.

So you can guess where I usually stay.

[NJmaverick]

42. One way or round trip? I would also suggest that

distance can be deceptive. After all someone living in NYC could take over an hour to travel 10 -15 miles, while a highway commute of that same distance could be covered in about 15 minutes.

[annonymous]

43. I have to drive to work because the bus takes too long

I live in the city and work in the suburbs. There is no direct route from my house to my job. In order to take public transportation I would have to take 3 buses and over an hour to get to work. Driving to work only takes 35 minutes.