~7000 miles a year on my truck, ~20 miles a week commuting.
So about 14%.
Wife puts on ~6000 miles a year, she does not work.
So about 14%.
Wife puts on ~6000 miles a year, she does not work.
How much of your driving is commuting?
- Thread starter fdcg27
- Start date
- Status
0% ( 16 miles each way) as train is faster and cheaper than parking costs alone.
Used to motorbike in, had free parking and quicker, but stupid car driver put an end to that.
Used to motorbike in, had free parking and quicker, but stupid car driver put an end to that.
I estimate about 22kmiles/year is commuting. Another 8k is not. That comes out to 73%. I suspect its not quite that though, I probably drive more than 8k in non-work stuff.
Not sure how I'd estimate wife's car, stay at home mom but still does 25k/year. Since most of that is doing kid stuff, I guess hers is 100% commuting for work?
Not sure how I'd estimate wife's car, stay at home mom but still does 25k/year. Since most of that is doing kid stuff, I guess hers is 100% commuting for work?
Almost all my miles come from commuting since I moved to NJ (I live 6 miles from work). Laughably, I drive less than 5k miles a year now. And it's only that high because I just drove 1100 miles roundtrip to NC last week. This week I'm working from home, so after today no more miles are likely until next Monday.
Mike
Mike
Last edited:
75 miles round trip each day, 375miles a week.
Originally Posted By: Chris142
I stopped commuting in 1990. Just not worth it for $2/hr more.its not uncommon for commuters here to spend 6-8 hrs a day stuck in traffic. I live 6 miles from work.
That sounds really brutal. People really do this? This sounds as though it would be very hard on anyone's physical and mental health.
I cannot imagine an income high enough to spend all of my waking hours either at work or driving to or from it.
Me, I'd either do what you did or I'd relocate.
I stopped commuting in 1990. Just not worth it for $2/hr more.its not uncommon for commuters here to spend 6-8 hrs a day stuck in traffic. I live 6 miles from work.
That sounds really brutal. People really do this? This sounds as though it would be very hard on anyone's physical and mental health.
I cannot imagine an income high enough to spend all of my waking hours either at work or driving to or from it.
Me, I'd either do what you did or I'd relocate.
I work about 8 miles from my home, so I do about 16 miles a day, 5 days a week for my commute.
My wife works 9 miles in the opposite direction to my work; and as I work shift work, I can often drive her into work, and then go to work myself, or back home. So it varies wildly how much driving we do for just work commuting, but it isn't a huge distance either way.
Most of the 18-20k we put on our car in a year is pleasure driving - visiting family, going to friends, going to a park, or just cruising for the fun of it. Yes, we do 'Sunday drives' like people used to. I know, so wasteful in today's 'save the planet and have no fun' times.
My wife works 9 miles in the opposite direction to my work; and as I work shift work, I can often drive her into work, and then go to work myself, or back home. So it varies wildly how much driving we do for just work commuting, but it isn't a huge distance either way.
Most of the 18-20k we put on our car in a year is pleasure driving - visiting family, going to friends, going to a park, or just cruising for the fun of it. Yes, we do 'Sunday drives' like people used to. I know, so wasteful in today's 'save the planet and have no fun' times.
80% is for work.
Some of you commute insane distances. I’m 9 miles from our office, and there are only two stop signs.
Some of you commute insane distances. I’m 9 miles from our office, and there are only two stop signs.
I used to commute 90miles one way. It sucked
Originally Posted By: SilverFusion2010
I used to commute 90miles one way. It sucked
In the dark early days of the last recession, we had serious budgetary problems and many positions were eliminated.
I thought that I might have to face the choice of either taking a demotion or a long commute, which would have been around ninety miles.
Fortunately, that did not come to pass and I'm still where I was in 2008.
I knew those who did get stuck with the choice, though and they went either way.
Still, a ninety miles each way commute would seriously suck.
I used to commute 90miles one way. It sucked
In the dark early days of the last recession, we had serious budgetary problems and many positions were eliminated.
I thought that I might have to face the choice of either taking a demotion or a long commute, which would have been around ninety miles.
Fortunately, that did not come to pass and I'm still where I was in 2008.
I knew those who did get stuck with the choice, though and they went either way.
Still, a ninety miles each way commute would seriously suck.
It was from Lawrence like GA to Marietta GA, five sometimes six days a week. Down 85, over on 285, up 75. I'll never do that again
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
Originally Posted By: SilverFusion2010
I used to commute 90miles one way. It sucked
In the dark early days of the last recession, we had serious budgetary problems and many positions were eliminated.
I thought that I might have to face the choice of either taking a demotion or a long commute, which would have been around ninety miles.
Fortunately, that did not come to pass and I'm still where I was in 2008.
I knew those who did get stuck with the choice, though and they went either way.
Still, a ninety miles each way commute would seriously suck.
Yep, but some would have no choice but to do it.
Originally Posted By: SilverFusion2010
I used to commute 90miles one way. It sucked
In the dark early days of the last recession, we had serious budgetary problems and many positions were eliminated.
I thought that I might have to face the choice of either taking a demotion or a long commute, which would have been around ninety miles.
Fortunately, that did not come to pass and I'm still where I was in 2008.
I knew those who did get stuck with the choice, though and they went either way.
Still, a ninety miles each way commute would seriously suck.
Yep, but some would have no choice but to do it.
Used to be 100 miles round trip for me. After we had a house it is 20 miles for me and 80 miles for wife. Recently wife found a job close to home so it is 16 miles for me and 4 miles for wife.
Right after I stock up on oil filters. They'll last 40 years the way we drive now.
Right after I stock up on oil filters. They'll last 40 years the way we drive now.
One week I drive zero miles and work from home.... the next week I'm doing 400 miles for work.
- Status
Similar threads
