How long is your dh's commute to work?

[Guest kacifl]

Just curious. We are looking at houses and are curious how long the average person commutes to work. K

[amy g.]

We are over an hour from Dh's job.

 

Fortunately, he has a van pool, so he just drives to the freeway, and is able to go back to sleep for an hour on the van.

[whitestavern]

Well, currently it's about 30 seconds (dh has an office above our garage) but his two jobs before that were both an hour commute.

[CookieMonster]

I made this an issue when we chose our house. I knew how long it would take to get just ten little ol' miles in traffic. So, we live just six miles from where dh works. In his early, early morning commute, it takes him six minutes to get to work. In his late afternoon commute, it takes him 25-30 minutes to get home.

 

I can only imagine how bad his commute would have been if we had bought a house 20 or more miles away from his place of work.

[NicksMama-Zack's Mama Too]

We are only 3 miles from I-95. My dh's work is another 14 or so miles north. It can take him anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and 30 minutes to commute. During the summer, when everyone and their brother are traveling via I-95, it takes him the longest to get home. Again, his commute is only 17 miles one-way!!

 

There was a job opening just up the street (about 2 miles) and I asked him to apply for it. He said it may be a salary decrease (10-20%). I argued that his time on the road and the wear and tear on him is worth taking the cut. There are so many things he misses out on because he is stuck in traffic (dinner, kids sports). I am crossing my fingers that he gets it.

 

K

[hsmamainva]

Well, currently it's about 30 seconds (dh has an office above our garage) but his two jobs before that were both an hour commute.

 

Ditto! LOL! My husband works from home, too! He also used to commute an hour each way for work. (He moved his business to our home 10 years ago and it's the best thing we've ever done as a family!).

 

(He does go out once or twice a week on sales calls, though, and they can take an hour or two each way to accomplish).

[Annie]

Commute time was a big issue when we bought our house. It takes him about 10 minutes to drive to work. I'm pretty sure it would take a really good reason to make his commute more than 20 minutes.

[lulubelle]

Commute time was a big issue with us too when we looked for a house. It takes my dh no more than 10 minutes to get to his work.

[4kiddies]

Well he works from home 2 days a week but the other 3 days his commute is about 2 1/2 hours one way.

[TwinMominTX]

2 minutes! We built an office on our property. However, he has a few employees that have 45 minute to 1 hour commutes each day.

[ncmomo3]

30-45 mins. depending on traffic.

[Laura Corin]

About half an hour.

 

Laura

[RebeccaS]

When he drives, it's about 20 minutes one way. When he bikes, it's about 40 minutes one way. He bikes the majority of the time.

[The Girls' Mom]

As long as it takes to walk down the steps :lol: When he's in town, he works out of his home office. But when he "goes" to work, it usually involves airplane flights...he travels a lot. So our commute concerns are mostly how close we are to a major airport. Right now it takes him about 40 minutes to get to the airport.

[mchel210]

We used to live further away...about 45 min each way...but we moved into the same city my hubby works in. Now he only drives about 5-10 min to work. Working in the city he even comes home for lunch and dinner the nights he works:)

[JFSinIL]

From front door to his office over an hour. He walks about 15 minutes to the train station, the train is 50 minutes, then he has about 10 - 15 minutes walk through downtown Chicago to his office in the Loop. He listens to his Zune/reads/chats with folks on the train ride, so it is not as bad as driving.

 

We chose our house to be able to have him walk to the train, so we only need one car.

[Chelle in MO]

20-25 min. now. Beats the hour to hour and fifteen it used to be!

 

Chelle

[TCoppock]

When DH was working he had a 1 1/2-2 hour commute.

[jonesloonybin]

My husband works 7-4 to avoid the rush hour traffic here. His morning commute is about 20 min. His afternoon commute is closer to 30 minutes.

[Debbi in Texas]

about 30 miles. Same for me.

 

There are a huge number of audio books available at the local library. They are my sanity.

 

Debbi

[KS_]

Dh got a new job last year which changed a commute of about 10-15 minutes down to about 2. His new office is very close to our house. However, he often isn't working out of the office, so may have to drive up to an hour away for different clients.

[Emmy]

10 minutes or less.

[jojomojo]

About 2 minutes if he drives, maybe 15 if he walks. We live just down the street from the community college.

[chickenpatty]

45 minutes... but he parks in a cheap parking lot on the edge of the city, so that adds another 15-20 minutes of walking to his truck before he starts the actual commute.

[AngelaNYC]

NYC public transportation here. It takes dh less than an hour to get to work. This is with a 15 minute bus ride, a 30 minute train ride, and a few blocks to walk. Same coming home. (It's only 6 miles away, but morning rush hour and the fact that it's Manhattan make driving in ridiculous. I've driven to a hospital a few blocks from dh's work and it took about 8 minutes at 2am, lol. Wish it took 8 minutes all the time!)

[runamuk]

He has a 40 minute commute each way. We just moved into our retirement home and he has a longer commute than he used to have.

[SquirrellyMama]

My dh's commute is 30 minutes (about 40 miles) each way. We chose our house when we both worked. It was halfway between them both.

Kelly

[dirty ethel rackham]

25 mins. - 40 mins. depending on traffic. We are very fortunate to have such a short commute.

[Alice]

About 10 minutes for dh.

 

It's about 20-30 minutes for me depending on traffic. But I work much less and kind of off hours so we purposely live close to his work.

[Ferdie]

20 min. with no traffic

30 min. with traffic

[MyFourSons]

15-20 minutes, it is 20 miles away but it is almost all interstate miles, and there isn't much traffic where we live (compared to a place like ATL anyway).

[Mom2boys]

Dh's commute is 10-15 minutes. We firmly believe life is too short to spend it stuck in traffic. :001_smile:

[MamaT]

It depends on where he is working that day. He has four businesses and an office in downtown Asheville. If he is working at his office it takes him about 30 minutes. On Thursdays he makes a stop at all of his stores, and one is 70 miles away. He spends Thursdays driving. :001_smile:

 

We live out in the country north of town and none of us would change that for a shorter commute. Once we all wind up back at home, it is peaceful!

[sheryl]

15 minutes here. However, if/when we buy another house "further out" that will increase his drive time. I hate for my dd and I to spend less time with him, but to get away a little more from the city is appealing to all of us and we feel the advantages would outweigh the disadvantages. My dh said he'd be willing to travel 30-40 min one way.

 

We'll see how much further out we can go with the lesser side of a commute for him. HTH.

[Hillary in KS]

35 minutes, all on the highway. Poor guy!

[abbeyej]

We have had longer and shorter commutes -- all due to traffic, not distance -- and dh has driven, taken the bus, and taken the train/walked to work over the years. We find that over time, a long commute is *extremely* wearing and steals precious time from our family. There are ways to make commuting more tolerable, but overall, it's just so taxing... We would rather have a small house closer to dh's work (and other places we go regularly) than a much larger, "nicer" house farther out.

[Perry]

His clinic is less than 10 minutes away. The hospital is 25 minutes, but he only has to go there a few times a week.

[Retired]

45 min one way

[Meriwether]

1/2 hour - 15 min. in town, 15 min. on highway, backroads

 

When we move it will be less than 10 min. if the roads are clear (snow/ice wise, not traffic - we'll be living in a rural area)

 

Dh will be glad to make the change. He doesn't like city driving. In our city, just the stoplights drive him crazy. We don't have backed up traffic. I doubt I've waited through the same stoplight twice more than 5 times in three years, and those were due to construction or accidents.

[Denisemomof4]

45 miles, 1 hour 15 minutes typically to commute without bad weather or accidents, but can be as long as 2 - 2.5 hours. We did this because we both wanted acreage and wanted to live in the country. When he's home, this is truly his haven.

 

I suggested moving closer to his work a couple of years back, he wouldn't hear of it. It's a small price to pay for complete privacy.

[justamouse]

25 minutes and when we move 15. He doesn't want to go under that-he needs the transitional time.

 

I should also say that we have our own company, and when we bought the building we made sure it was in a very rural area, so we essentially have our cake and eat it too.

[KLynnTX]

1 hour.

[rafiki]

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[Nicole M]

I only read the first pages or so of responses, so forgive me if this has been said. I would encourage you to think about this decision in terms of what your family values, not on what is typical. For us, we value time with our children and the environment and want to do our part to reduce traffic congestion and emissions. So we felt very fortunate to be able to find a home within a mile of our work. (Housing prices have escalated in our area at such a shocking rate, there is no way we could do this now. Truly, we feel very lucky.) We both work part time on a college campus, and are able to walk or ride our bikes, though sometimes we need to drive if we have errands or children to shuttle.

 

If there is excellent public transportation near your husband's work, that, of course, might impact your decision as well. Anyway, think about what is important to you, in terms of your lifestyle and values.

[Nicole M]

25 minutes and when we move 15. He doesn't want to go under that-he needs the transitional time.

 

 

Transitional time is important. That's why I feel so lucky to be able to walk!

[vettechmomof2]

a smidge over 1 hour.

For me, it is 43 minutes.

[Desert Rat]

40min to an 1hr right now. I got spoiled. At his last job, he was 5 minutes away from the house. He came home for lunch sometimes. Now he's on the other side of the valley!

[mrscopterdoc]

Depending on the time of day and traffic, 20 minutes to an hour. Since there are 2 ways to go, usually only about 30 minutes.

 

The commute was an issue but we LOVE it out here where we live and would not change for anything. Plus dh travels so much, he was gone all of June, July and most of August he really isn't driving *that* much. :D

[AndyJoy]

When he's not injured and the forecast is for less than 113 degrees, it takes dh 12 minutes by bicycle. Otherwise, it takes 7 minutes by car.

[BikeBookBread]

My husband bike-commutes about 10 miles -- takes 30 minutes in the morning, 35 coming home due to traffic and wind differences. If he drives, it still takes 20 - 25 minutes due to traffic because he has to get through the gate...the bike helps him save some of that time :)