NYC has Longest avg commute: 35 minutes one way

[JEDI]

http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/03/pf/.../index.html?sr=nl_5things_3316_newyorkcommute

35min? that's it?!

DC is freaking 1hr drive home!
yeah, shorter going to work but not that short to avg less than 35min.

#Price of making 6 figures

 

[vi edit]

That really seems off. I'm guessing it's because everyone else that didn't respond is still stuck in traffic and not accounted for.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Since they have Long Island, NY separate from NY,NY... I assume that they are saying ~35 mins if you live in Manhattan and work in Manhattan. That seems about right. They aren't counting all the commuters from upstate or LI (including Bklyn & Queens) commuting into Manhattan under the NY,NY category.

 

[Thebobo]

Most of the people I work with live close to an hour away including one who lives in west Virginia, one in PA and on e way south near Richmond. I live in the DC area. I am the second closest at 30 mins. I get to work a 5:30 AM and leave at 2 PM so that helps.

 

[Anubis]

under very limited criteria sure

I know people whos sub 10 mile commute takes an hour if they drive

my 53 mile commute takes 40 min

 

[pete6032]

In b4 "i live in the country and you are stupid for living in the city" comment.

 

[BurnItDwn]

average is useless, should use median.

 

[pauldun170]

I leave my house at 7:05 to get the office at 9
I would LOVE 35 minutes

 

[K1052]

Since they have Long Island, NY separate from NY,NY... I assume that they are saying ~35 mins if you live in Manhattan and work in Manhattan. That seems about right. They aren't counting all the commuters from upstate or LI (including Bklyn & Queens) commuting into Manhattan under the NY,NY category.

This seems to be correct from my reading of the report. Several areas that are well within regular commute basin from NYC are counted separately (Long Island, CT, NJ, etc) and those commutes into the city are longer.

Soon to be much longer when NJT strikes.

 

[CraKaJaX]

I leave my house at 7:05 to get the office at 9
I would LOVE 35 minutes

Oh my dear god. 4 hours a day.... 5 days a week. 20 hours of your life melting away in a car every week. I'll pass....

 

[BurnItDwn]

I leave my house at 7:05 to get the office at 9
I would LOVE 35 minutes

Move or get a new job.

 

[Ns1]

my 53 mile commute takes 40 min

53 mile commute = I'd kill muself

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

53 mile commute = I'd kill muself

agreed

 

[UglyCasanova]

Wow, I can be from my house to the office in 3 or 4 minutes. I don't live in the big city, but I would hate being in my car for that long each day.

 

[Rakehellion]

http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/03/pf/.../index.html?sr=nl_5things_3316_newyorkcommute

35min? that's it?!

DC is freaking 1hr drive home!
yeah, shorter going to work but not that short to avg less than 35min.

#Price of making 6 figures

So why don't you live in DC if you're such a millionaire? No one told you to stray so far from your porch.

 

[Anubis]

53 mile commute = I'd kill muself

agreed

its 52 miles of highway, with no traffic, its rather cathartic

 

[vi edit]

its 52 miles of highway, with no traffic, its rather cathartic

I could see that once or twice a month. But that's over 100 miles a day. 500 miles a week. Deer. Construction. Weather. Uhg. Lots of stuff to screw up your drive. That's a lot of miles daily.

 

[Anubis]

ive been doing it for 8 years, its massively less expensive vs moving closer. like an order of magnitude

/shrug

 

[Ns1]

its 52 miles of highway, with no traffic, its rather cathartic

It's an hour and a half + 100 miles every day.

Where's that seppuku emoticon.

 

[cbrunny]

I leave my house at 7:05 to get the office at 9
I would LOVE 35 minutes

I'd rather not work and be a useless bum.

 

[Anubis]

and? some people spend an hour and a half going 15 miles ever day

 

[JulesMaximus]

Mine is about 35 miles one way with heavy traffic in both directions. Takes me about 50 minutes minimum...

Typical commute traffic.

 

[Ns1]

and? some people spend an hour and a half going 15 miles ever day

i'd commit seppuku if i were those people too.

 

[Rakehellion]

ive been doing it for 8 years, its massively less expensive vs moving closer. like an order of magnitude

/shrug

Apparently your time isn't valuable.

 

[Anubis]

i'd commit seppuku if i were those people too.

well at least you are consistent