They loathed it, and so for the past 30 years my dads worked from home and my moms worked within walking distance of our house. With no traffic it would be about 20-25 minutes, with traffic it could be 45 minutes or longer of gridlock, plus parking is expensive. If there was bad traffic, bad weather, etc. We live 35 miles south of he district. Agreed, Anonymoose. I live in the Chicagoland area, although I dont work in the city. Its a ~10 mile commute that took me 45 minutes each way on a good day. If you feel like youre competing with all the other cars on the road, youre going to be in a stressed mindset thats not contributing to safe driving or a happy day. The traffic-related info and anecdotes in this thread make me wonder why any sane human would ever want to live there. Not worth it. And the alternate routes actually arent any faster, just more interesting (residential/light business) to look at. No way does bushwick to soho happen in 45 minutes. 30 miles in 2.5 hours. I ultimately left a job I LOVED because the commute was not sustainable after 18 months. For context, Im in the DC area and my commute door to door is roughly an hour on mass transit. On google maps, its less than 10 miles, door to door. 20-30 minutes is averagefor 7 1/2 miles! The city of LA is a sprawling behemoth. Are you happy doing it is the question. I probably massively bore my friends lately by pushing audiobooks and going on about my favourites. I lived in downtown LA for 2 years and commuted to Culver City, about 12 miles away. And I consider this typical for CoCo County; the SF Peninsulat and Santa Clara-San Jose easily double and triple those averages. I did that for 6 weeks and It felt like 2 years. I lold! I also time out errands and appointments to miss rush hour traffic. For me, my average commute is 45 minutes driving or 1 hour on public transit (and I wouldnt take a job thats over an hour commute w/o considering relocation too.). When I lived in WA there were a LOT of horrible (white) drivers who, as my roommate put it all learned to how to drive in the sticks on a tractor and has no idea how to handle real cars on the almost traffic-free roads & freeways in the small town where I lived. When I had a job in the San Fernando Valley the commute was fine because the traffic went in the opposite direction. Nope nope nope. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com . Id love to know more about working/living there. If youre crawling on a freeway, have you considered surface streets? If you want to live somewhere affordable and work in the city, youre going to have to commute 1 to 2 hours away. Even stopping to drop kids off at daycare, my total commute whether I take the streets or the freeway is 15 minutes. But 2 hours isnt completely unheard of. Four hours a day, or twenty hours a week just getting to and from work? For me, that makes the commute worth it for now. That works until one person taps the brakes, causing a cascade effect of everyone behind them tapping the brakesand suddenly traffic is stopped for no reason. My sister was in the backseat also GPSing the route on her phone, also trying to get around traffic. By 630AM, the 28-year-old project engineer is out the door of his Bishan flat and in his car, on his way to work. Vallejo has always been part of the Bay Area. The miserable part was just being completely uncertain on a day-to-day basis what it would be until Im actually out there on the road. It turned what used to be a 2-hour commute for me to an hours drive. Our company used to be joined to an office in San Fran and some people there commuted AT LEAST 2 hours to work and back each day. I had a long distance job and I was able to survive through it with carpooling. Shortest time was 50 min during winter break, average was 2 hours a day. Good luck with your job search, OP, and good luck to all of those struggling with a commute that makes you scream! The average commute keeps getting LONGER. Native Los Angelino here, Im SUPER LUCKY that I only have a 40 minute (12 mile) commute. But I did get sick of the commute & moved closer in so I only now have a 30 min commute. That commute leaves very little time for anything else. If OP reads this and thinks, You know, thats not at all the tone hes using, and I dont think hes trying to convince me Im foolish for feeling stressed about this, then hooray. Here's what some on Reddit answered with: 1) User Banshee251- "It's doable. For my next job I am trying very hard to not have to cross the river. I just declined to go further with a job because they required butts in seats 5 days/week and even with flexible hours (which I wasnt sure they had), the commute would be 45-60 minutes of stop and go stress. We are likely going to have to move again and it makes my stomach churn to even consider having to take the subway every day. Blue line to red line, and then ride share or bus would also work. It is pretty crappy considering right out side this densely populated area, driving is a breeze all either very rural or highway. Two hours was totally normal for the area I grew up in, if you commuted into the city from the suburbs. Depending on traffic, 10 miles can take over an hour. My partner was doing Pasadena-Westwood for awhile, I think that deserves at least an honorable mention. The distance between my house and my office was about 13 miles. my boss wants me to lie to coworkers about my commute, my employer moved our office to an inconvenient location. I used to have a 65 minute commute for my first professional job. As others have. I moved to Nor Cal and my commute is 20 minutes tops now. Also, I wonder, how long is your boyfriends commute? I had a coworker who did Pasadena Playa Del Rey. I am hoping I never actually do! Okay so I live in Orange County and accepted a job based in Santa Monica with the intention of moving to there/west LA, only to find out the apartments in my budget were either dumps, in a bad area, or both. Doing a recomp will also depend massively on your diet and sleep quality. In LA, you have the option to pick a different location for either your home or your job. THIS. Thats half of a standard work day! Yeah easily if only once a week. I had learned to drive in Phx, had gone to Cali plenty of times, but I could not handle an LA freeway. Being able to flexible about starting and ending times was the most helpful thing, but learning the traffic patterns is also key, especially on the freeway. Two hours feels like more than I could stand as a daily thing even with audiobooks, but I really cant recommend audiobooks (and podcasts) enough for relieving the stress of commuting to work. Isnt the only person to answer this you? I definitely have screenshots saved of the next 3 miles projected at 50+ minutes, both from the 5 in southern california and the Bay Bridge up north. is so funny (someone in the film thinks building freeways will make traffic jams a thing of the past). I read an article on I think the Gothamist about people who travel from Philadephia to NYC roundtrip daily. Im in Atlanta too. A two-hour commute twice a day five times a week is sacrificing a whopping 20 daylight hours of your week - time you will never be compensated or thanked for, nor can you ever replace it. Job. Picking Up Three Kids At Two Different Locations In Provo Twice Week. Privacy Policy and Affiliate Disclosures. Singing/ screaming along to some really loud music was the only thing left in my bag of tricks. I walk to work now (20 min! Incredibly slow-moving trains? You do need to try and be organised though and get a good nights sleep. Its the east to west part that makes it a shitshow. Sometimes I forget why the rest of the nation hates us. Im glad to hear that youre going to leave, OP. Luckily for me, when I am in Sunnyvale, my commute is only 10 minutes door to door. Double-win! They were choosing between two seemingly equal suburbs on opposite sides of the city. Its a parking lot because theres too many cars taking up physical space for there to even be room to drive at the limit. Its normal if you are going into West LA or OC (and that you are not going against traffic). Hope you find something that keeps you off the road! Its short on the commuter rail which is really restrictive in terms of times. If I for some reason arrive at the park and ride after 8am, it can take forever to find a place to park and that will increase my commute. This is driving Metro is about 45 minutes each way including walk time on both ends, but Ive mostly quit doing that. A bit longer than Id like, but far preferable than the hour-plus Id spend trying to get downtown. It did make it exciting when we got together with friends on the other side of town! But thats my opinion, and others may disagree. The average American is traveling 26 minutes to their jobsthe longest commute time since the Census started tracking it in 1980, up 20 percent. A 2-hour commute is on the very high side of normal here. Only you'll know but it really doesn't seem that bad. 30 miles is the other side of town for LA. by foot : 30 minutes Anyway, just wanted to wish you the best! Let me guess you drive the 405 every day? For a couple of years I drove from the Hampshire coast to Bristol Monday morning, stayed in digs, drove home again on Friday evening. I could walk from my place to work if I wanted, which is very convenient. 20-25 minute drive was the max Ive ever done and that was my hard limit. Miss the bus, catch the one 10 minutes later, and have another 30-45 minutes added to the commute. Yeah, LA you have to be pretty particular about where you live vs where you work. He liked the job okay, but he ended up leaving just because he couldnt deal with the commute. It would take maybe 10 minutes longer than by car. Can you carpool with anyone so that some days you can relax? Seattle area traffic is horrific. I dont think L.A. is even 30 miles wide. I hear Atlanta is even worse. I would imagine most people decline to work that far away from home precisely because it isnt a sustainable commute, thus keeping the average commute lower. I was commuting outward, and as someone new to the area, I foolishly assumed that Id be going opposite of traffic, and that it wouldnt be an issue. That would make two hours not an impossibility, but certainly not typical. So all that said, Allisons advice is really the best. . The average commute [] But I guess its normal there. So 2 hours sounds typical to me! However, I tremendously benefit from going reverse commute. I couldnt handle that. 05-01-2023 2. I rode the BL for a few years in the early aughts for school/work it was a little bad then but its getting worse. Hats off to those who can stand commuting long periods like that. Thats part of it, but the history plays a big role. 30 minutes to an hour is probably normal range for cities with bad commutes. There was even a Steve Martin movie that involved traffic signs. Its really relaxing and satisfying after a long day, but then again, Im a distance runner, and all of us distance runners are crazy. bah! by bike: 20 minutes Hen youll have to switch jobs, OP, or work out some telework arrangement. I did that for 10 years. Thursday and Friday afternoons going northbound (away from NYC ) is the worst. Plus, I live near a mall and practically next to a few grocery stores and gas stations, so traffic always sucks in the afternoons. Your feelings are valid and even normal for what youve been through. 2 hour commute twice a week; 2 hour commute twice a week. I still have trouble with long drives because I find them exhausting, and its been 3.5 years. My commute to work is about 9 miles and usually takes about 40-50 minutes, but can easily be over an hour on a bad day. I live about 12-13 miles from where I work. If this job allows you the finances/time to travel, do things you love then its something you have to take into account. It is pitch black outside. Think of it this way, if you commuting for 2 hours, thats 4 hours total each day. They offer typical traffic estimates. DH & I live in the Midwest (i.e. My former job was less than 12 mi. I know I couldnt do it. No, Im sure the drive time for that distance is completely normal. A typical day is an hour each way and terrible days (rain, accidents, ungodly traffic) is between 1.5 and 2 hours each way. Its totally fine. 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