How close do you live to your job?

[Joe Fields]

[Nikia]

1. I moved to be close to my new job last year

It is less than 2 miles away.
Between getting the new job and moving, I had to drive over 50 miles, which seemed way to far to me.

[Cabcere]

2. I live about 18 miles from my summer job.

It's not bad - not too much of a commute, but gives me enough time to listen to a few songs on the radio and get in the right mindset for the day. :)

[fizzgig]

3. around three miles from the office

but i drive a lot for work

[femmocrat]

4. I travel to four schools. The nearest is only 2 miles from my home.

I can get there in about 5 minutes!

[Kali]

5. I could say 0 to7 or 8

Headquarters for the ranch is 0, furthest point away is maybe 7 by air, but about 15 by vehicle and another VERY rugged half mile "hike" (I have never actually been to that corner - it is a goal)

[rug]

9. Your ranch is 7 miles long?

:wow:

[Kali]

15. out here it can take 80 acres or more to feed one cow (and leave

plenty of feed and habitat for wildlife, not to mention ground cover to protect the soil from excessive erosion.)

80% of this place is leased from the state of Arizona.

[Joe Fields]

6. I think that in the not so distant future, when gas is 5.00 a gallon,

those who are lucky enough to have jobs will live within a couple of miles from work.

[Book Lover]

14. Not when those jobs are in cities where rents are impossible

I work in San Francisco. You think I can afford to live there? Public transit does me well enough.

[Joe Fields]

32. I predict that people will make the necessary changed to adapt.

It won't be unheard of to change jobs based on your location, in order to live closer to work. I believe it will even become a trend.

[billyskank]

30. Where I live it is more than $6 a gallon

It won't be the end of the world, you're just used to paying very little for it. You'd have to drive a hideously inefficient vehicle ridiculous distances to get into trouble, I think.

Edit: I drive 38 miles a day in a car that gets 28mpg average.

[RebelOne]

41. But if I remember correctly, Great Britain had a great

transportation system. The Tube would take you anywhere. And then there are the trains. It has been many years since I have been there, but I was impressed with the transporation systems.

[some guy]

7. about 1500 + miles from the office.

fortunately, I telecommute.

:)

[Generic Brad]

8. Try walking distance

I can see the place from one of my windows.

[Crazy Dave]

10. Mine's a little complicated

I do freelance CAD work and roughly it's:

(#) = miles one way

(0) 20% - work at home.

(1) 50% - onsite work for regular client.

(23) 30% = onsite work for regular client.

[Danger Mouse]

11. About 30 miles...45 minute drive, with traffic.

Ah well.

[Redstone]

12. "Live," as in being in the living room? About 30 feet.

Redstone

[Digit]

13. I was commuting 21 miles each way, 5 days a week until recently.

I found a new job 4 miles from home which pays more, but does not offer health insurance.
I had to go get my own HB, but with factoring in the gas savings, I am making $300 a month more.

I feel for those who have long commutes.

[anti-everything]

16. I had a 50 mile round trip

when I lived in Atlanta, now, I have an eight mile round trip. Life is good. There's no traffic here either.

[Critters2]

17. I live next door to my work.

The furthest I've ever been was 15 miles, but in an area with very little traffic. Now, it takes me 30 seconds to get to work when the traffic is bad. Another area where I know I'm lucky. I wish we'd design more communities so people could live near their work. We're going to have to, istm.

[camero]

18. 3 1/2 miles

I walk to work most of the time and get a ride home.

[GoneOffShore]

19. Less than 2 miles.

We walk or bike to work most days, unless we've got errands around town.

[Norwood]

20. 65 mile drive to the office

130 mile round trip, yeah it sucks ass.

[lutefisk]

21. I live 2 miles from work, but am trying to move 25 miles from work

Unfortunate, but several factors involved - don't ask.

[SeattleGirl]

22. About 50 feet.

My office is in my home. B-)

[Withywindle]

23. I don't even know how many miles it is 'cause I don't drive.

Two stops on the El train (15 min. or so).

[leftofthedial]

24. 4 feet

unless you count gigs, in which case it's 1 to 4000 miles

[Initech]

25. I have a 15 minute commute.

[electron_blue]

26. 1 mile, but for the next year, I've arranged to be able to work from home.

Yay!

[mike_c]

27. about 8 miles, and it's a wonderful bike ride when it's not too windy....

The onshore winds can be brutal sometimes, but otherwise it's a great bike commute.

[MissMillie]

28. 45 miles

but I usually leave very early in the a.m. to go to the gym (at my work) so I usually miss morning traffic.

[billyskank]

29. 19 miles.

[Left Is Write]

31. About four miles or so.

[DFW]

33. Well, let's see

My HQ is in North America, and I work out of Germany, but have to
be in France and Belgium once a week, Holland and Switzerland once
a month, and England, Spain, Italy and occasionally Eastern Europe,
East Asia and Latin America.

I guess that counts as over 20 miles, no matter where you start from!

[bigwillq]

34. Around 12 miles (nt)

[NightWatcher]

35. ten feet. My office is my second bedroom

[Deja Q]

36. Less than 5. I like to live close to work...

Maybe that's the idea of sacrifice; people shouldn't want/have to live 50 miles away from work. It's a stupid mindset, really. Well, maybe not stupid... a curious one, I should say...

[QMPMom]

37. On a good day with minimal traffic, I can be there in 4 minutes.

[NewWaveChick1981]

38. It's 16 miles each way, and the commute bites the big one.

:yoiks: It takes a minimum of 30 minutes to get to work, and often it takes 45-50. On the weekends, the same drive is 20 minutes. It's in-town one-freakin'-lane-in-each-direction driving for 10 of the 16 miles, and it's frustrating beyond belief. I used to drive 20 miles one way to work when I worked at another school, and I got to take a seldom-used four-lane US highway most of the way, and I always made it there in 25-30 minutes. Those were the days....

[tjwmason]

39. About 2 miles I think

It makes for a delightful half hour's walk in the morning and evening.

[DFW]

40. I envy people who can walk to work.

For me, on some days, that would involve a 600 mile walk in
each direction. I might not make it home in time for dinner.....

[PRETZEL]

42. It's about 2 miles for me.

I usually go home at lunch and throw the laundry in and clean the bathroom or living room.

[guitar man]

43. 96 miles

It sucks royally, but I'm stuck with it for at least a while :(