Now that I’ve been at my new job for about 4 months I’ve started to think about the Weekly Commute. On average I probably commute about 2100 miles a week to work. This is almost 4 times what my previous commute was from Bellingham to Bellevue. Luckily I don’t actually end up driving very much of it.
The biggest difference I’ve noticed about my new commute is the amount of time I spend doing it. Door-to-door takes me about 12 hours a week currently. This includes waiting time at the airport and 2 flights. Once I start my next project I’ll have a direct flight which will cut down on travel time. My old commute (not including the short lived Seattle to Bellevue one) probably took about 15 hours a week on average (2.5 hours each way, 3 days a week - door-to-door).
It now seems that I am actually spending less time commuting now than I was in the past. Granted there are other major differences related to the working in another state like residency, taxes, being away from home, etc but that’s a different thing altogether.
How does your commute fair?
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March 9, 2007 at 9:40 am
Dr. Brock
So far so good. I’ve got to say that it sure is great not to be doing the Bellingham to Bellevue commute for work any longer either. Now when I go to Bellevue it’s for fun and what a difference that makes!
March 12, 2007 at 7:11 pm
PhilNick
Mondays and Tuesday are WFH, and Wed - Thu are a 30 minute bus ride each way so i got it pretty good!
Thank you Seattle Metro, you make me happy, most of the time anyway.
March 20, 2007 at 8:28 am
Dark Marmot
My commute rocks…I spend 9 minutes in the car each way to get to work 4 days a week. I telecommute one day at home. That means I commute about 72 minutes per week. When I drove between Bellingham and Bellevue, I was commuting a minimum of 12 hours per week. It is a huge difference…
March 25, 2007 at 9:51 am
el gato gordo
So far, my commute has been M, T, Th from Seattle to Bellingham, about 180miles/trip. Timing has varied completely, which can be irritating on Thursday Night, when I’m headin’ home for the last time during the week. In the mornings, I can get to Bellingham in about 1hr20mins.