2 hour commute twice a week

Yeah, I already do the gym thing. Only two main surface streets (or I-90 and one surface street, but I try to avoid it because I hate tolls). I couldnt imagine driving that much. And if your commute cuts through Downtown LA? Orlando, FL. Youd be incredibly lucky to find a single family home in my neighborhood for low 7 figures, but it is absolutely LA proper. I did OC to LA (~45 mi) for 5 years. :), Copyright 2007 - 2023 Ask A Manager. Here's what some on Reddit answered with: 1) User Banshee251- "It's doable. Echoing what the others said I moved close to Hollywood for my first job which had a reasonable commute (15-20 min by car). There might be a convenient public transit option for you. I have a 20 mile drive, 98% freeway, and flex hours, so I can arrive anytime between 7:30 and 9:30 am. I had to reply to this. Long Beach is SO much nicer. Learned that lesson the hard way! It takes longer by bus from Hoboken or Secaucus to my office.). Ha! This is fabulous. Im currently in NYC and was previously in Atlanta, both notoriously big cities with bad traffic. It was ridiculous; I stuck it out until I was able to transfer closer a couple years ago. I went on a business trip to Charlotte one day and we had to drive to the airport during rush hour and I was freaking out wed be late based on my experience with Houston rush hour traffic. But that assumes (1) each of these people are physically capable of biking long distances (personally I look healthy but my body is terrible and I couldnt) and (2) there are actually useable bike routes along the way. With my next job, my commute was only 30 minutes on a highway with very little traffic, and it was SO much better. I have a 3 mile commute to work and specifically chose to live close. It takes me about 45 minutes to get 12 miles to work when I leave at 7:30 AM. *My cousin commutes from the edge of the surrounding New York Metro Area to the city. I know some people that do 1-1.5 hour commutes from outlaying rural areas into my city to work; employment options are scarce in really tiny towns and until they have another oil boom they wont get anything for their house. Enjoy! The return trip is about 45 minutes if I leave before 5:00 and an hour if I leave after. It takes me 30 to get 10ish miles. More than that would be un-doable for me. Its also not healthy for ANYONE, even for those who supposedly dont mind it. I dont think I would ever consider more than 45 minutes for any job. It costs you hours of pay that have to be diverted to higher car maintenance expenses. FWIW, my cousin lives in LA, and she told me her commute from West Hollywood to Santa Monica was about 1 hour. This sounds about right for LA traffic. Today it took me 8 minutes to get to work. Nothing beats an Albuquerque commute! Most people in LA dont have 2 hour commutes because most people arent driving 30 miles to work. Its normal if you live in the Valley and work in West LA. It's dark and cold. Is there still that delicious lebanese restaurant and french bakery on 2nd? Let me guess you drive the 405 every day? Im with you. We wasted a bunch of time and they finally listened to me and my niece got back on the highway. Theres a reason, despite improved public transportation, we love our cars. After some time living in this city, youll get more familiar with neighborhoods and traffic patterns, and youll be able to strategize how to cut that commute down either moving to a closer area to your work, taking a new job closer to your home, or adjusting your commute times to non-rush hours. When peaks are actually mesas, youre equally out of luck if your hours are 7 am to 4 pm, or 11 am to 7 pm. 1) ask for a flexible schedule (which is say is unlikely to work) It will be easier in the long run. I once lived 45 miles from work, and I didnt mind it because I felt like it should take ~1 hr, and it did. The user goes on to say that the way they see it, it's only at 2 hrs twice a week which would be the same as 35-40 mins daily of a commute. Im sorry! By the time I get home, half the evening is gone and my cat is hungry and I dont feel like doing anything. Ive been fortunate in seeking work close to public transit. At my last job, I had also had a ten minute commute on foot. Yes! Here in the DC area, a 45 60 minute commute is generally the norm but its not unheard of for people to face a 1.5+ hour commute. This does not sound like a sustainable schedule. I was in a nice suburban low-rise before, and I could park & be at my desk in about 30 seconds. It costs you hours you could have spent with friends or getting to know people who would become friends. At this point, Im spending about 20% on housing costs. I was born and raised just outside of Toronto and with the exception of a 3 year stint working in Los Angeles I have lived here my whole life. Guess what I did? I think the issue is that you dont have a friend circle yet. About half of the route is alongside parks so there are no street corners to negotiate. long in miles, loooong in traffic. I absolutely love the best of both worlds feel it gives me. Now I live in Jersey and my commute is 1 hour and 15 minutes the same as it was from Harlem to my job on the lower east side. Im looing at jobs in Santa Monica, so its good to hear the PCH is a nice drive. I mean in theory, of course; no idea if you actually *could* or not. Maybe in the Friday Open Thread? Some folks could handle this and would be fine, and others are not okay with this sort of commute. Thats the kind of analysis you have to undertake to avoid a 2-hour commute in that part of SoCal. DC area. I had a half hour train ride during which I would chill out / read a book / catch up on the internet because I would always get on the train when there were seats (and I would consider it 15 minutes well spent waiting for the next one if there were no seats). the job was great, i would have worked there forever, but, ugh, LA. And lived places where the only safe way home after dark was a taxi. Some traffic corridors move and some are parking lots (probably based on whether there are lots of viable alternate routes). It is a brutal commute. It is doable for me, and Im not driving that entire time. in the bus lane. Get up at 5AM and do it all again. Experiment with routes and see if theres some alternatives that work for you. Total travel time: 12 hours. I dont mind driving 35 to 40 minutes for work, but I absolutely hate SITTING in traffic for that amount of time. Gods bless manual transmissions, I can usually avoid it unless its very sudden deceleration. I meant to say cycling is more* tolerable than driving. Im not a caffeine user, so I found that eating and drinking was the best way to keep myself awake on long drives. Its best if you can avoid freeways too. Its a perfect storm. Books Are Our Superpower. The average commute in the U.S. is 26 minutes, according to Census data. While my to the office commute was short, I did travel alot and the drive to/from LAX was horrible. No one can afford to live where the jobs are, so you move farther out and compensate with an insane commute. When I lived in Houston, my commute for 30 miles was about 45 minute-1 hour drive in the morning and 1.5 hour drive in the evening. But I think the question here is not what is normal, but what works for you and whether the overall benefits of the job outweigh the cons. I ended up moving out earlier than I had planned because I couldnt handle it. Who knows! This was a guaranteed 2 hours each way (45 mins on the train +11 miles of biking) but at least I got to tune out for the train ride for a bit. Old job was against traffic, current one iskind of across it. Oh, I miss that reverse traffic flow commute where it only took me 20 minutes to go 15 miles; verus the 45+ minutes now to go 12 miles. What kind of life is that? 37 traffic lights, multiple school zones. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The traffic headed to Hayward was absolutely miserable, the traffic on the main road I took in Hayward was miserable (Why did the chicken cross Industrial Boulevard? was I wrong to be put off by interviewing on Bring Your Kids to Work Day? I did figure out there were some things I could do to ease my commute: (3) I have a boss who understand this and is reasonably flexible with me which I was only able to really get to after working for a little while. Now I drive to work and it should be 25-30 minutes but regularly takes me 45-60 minutes because of traffic, but I cant relax and read my book! I dont know how people drive standards here ;). The drive from Philly to NYC is about 1:40 so in the end its really not much different than if you commuted in from Long Island/the outer banks of the outer boroughs. I left NYC bc I was so sick of the city life struggle and giving 60% of my salary to rent. You can also take the 710, but it has more traffic and I personally dislike driving it even when its empty (of course when I lived in LB it was right off the 710.). Mine is pretty average, then. On top of that, the metro doesnt extend that far outside of DC. I dont see it as a red flag, I see it as an extremely valuable data point that he is providing her, namely this is part of what it means to live here. She needs facts in order to plan her life in a way that is maximally satisfying to her. 20-25 minute drive was the max Ive ever done and that was my hard limit. Leaving work it is a bit longer because my shuttle only runs every 30 minutes, so I usually have to wait a bit. I commute 1 hour each way to work (55 miles each way). came here to ask the same question: why dont you and OP use an (electric) bike? I have a 25 mile commute, which is actually a reverse commute, and it takes me about 40 minutes to 1:15 hours depending on traffic. The nation's major metros all have similar commute times, ranging from 28 to 37 minutes. My cousin does two hours each way I dont see how you could maintain a proper amount of sleep and/or a social life with that. I think that explain it all. That is 48,000 miles on your car each year (just for work, closer to 52,000 all in). My husband has nearly that work situation (Kingston to Bermondsey!). I was used to doing drop off and pick up from day care and I couldnt do that anymore. If not, I would have a frank and awkward talk with your boss. You already know its unsustainable for you, OP, and Im glad youve noticed that. Id take a 30 minute drive over a 15 minute bus ride. Thats already happening. each way. I was like we do not have the same idea of what the word traffic means anymore. We live in Shenzhen. Hi OP! I absolutely do not want to live this deep in LA. 2 hours is long, but traffic has been getting worse, so its really not wildly outside normal in this area. I used to live in LB and HB have worked in Santa Monica all the way south to Corona Del Mar. It doesnt really matter what your boyfriend thinks is normal if thats simply unsustainable for you. Some (most) days there is still gridlock at 7 pm. That was one train ride with a walk on both ends. Right now Im willing to make less money to work at a job with flexible hours (I work 7am-3/4pm) so I can avoid traffic. I want to point out that the OPs situation and the article Alison links to is Apples to oranges. Im job searching and having a hard time applying for companies that would put me in a car for longer than that or a bus for more than an hour. The other thing that's crucial is how many trains it takes (not relevant if you're driving, obvs). A common saying here is to live where you work and thats exactly what I did. Good luck! According to google: the city extends for 44 miles (71 km) longitudinally and for 29 miles (47 km) latitudinally. I used to live in a northern suburb of chicago and commuted 30 miles to the south side of the city by car (public transit wasnt an option because of the areas it would take me through to get there). Not quite three years and I missed warm sunny days more than I ever thought would be possible. Best of luck finding something new. Ive since moved to a place with no public transportation (well, it exists, but its minimal and does not serve me at all), and how I long for my zone-out commute. I dont want to get into trouble rolling through the wrong area because of an app trying to save me time. Its very specific to you. Freeways everywhere, and theyre all jampacked. So commutes are very reasonable. Since there are only so many routes, that is the main pinch point. Obviously youll have outliers, including the OP at the moment. I hope you can find something with a reasonable commute (2 hours is not, imo). Thank you :D. I use them to read books that I wouldnt have purchased or spent valuable eye-reading time on, and Ive discovered a few favorite authors that I wouldnt have expected. My sister used to do Pomona to Glendale, but she luckily had an early start. I was going to suggest you try driving to your parents once a week but that's not really possible at the moment. Hey, fellow Washingtonians! I moved out of state and ended up driving anywhere from 35 90 minutes one way to work, depending on traffic, what time I left, and if there was a fender bender on the one highway I could feasibly take to my job. Only to commiserate. He is 3.5 years old and never has accidents on these days (although he is ready to go out as soon as I get home). Waze does not work. I live in the SFV, two major freeways are short drives away. My (Seattle) commute is about 25 minutes of bus and walking. Good luck with your job search, OP, and good luck to all of those struggling with a commute that makes you scream! I use The Woodlands Express and i always get home in an hour or less! (I mean, you can also take the Sepulveda pass but nobody does). Justwow. But some mornings I even freak out and ask my boyfriend to escort me to my car in the morning (445-5 am) if I had to park further away since we live near a dark park. But 2 hours? I lived in San Jose commuting to Cuptertino for 6 years. My prefferred way south was always PCH. And then the housing is even more expensive. Weho is not near a freeway and you have to drive the dreaded 405. You likely have a job you're required to be at for 8 to 9 hours a day, minimum. We moved, and now Im just a little too far to walk to the Metra stop by my new house. Each individual needs to decide if the can live with it, quit, move, or suck it up for the paycheck. What other people do is pick a daycare thats closer to work than to home, but having our infant daughter in the car 3-4 hours a day isnt a great option, either. For me, my 52 minute commute was extended to 1 hour 15 minutes anytime school was in session. Palo Alto to Berkeley during off-hours takes about 45 minutes. When I had to commute via the subway, it was 20 minutes at most (I also live near three different subway lines). I think the only reason it was doable was because I *wasnt* in the car, and I could zone out (and not having to make any connections was great). Intolerable. Seattle commutes can be 2 hours for 30 minutes as well. LA traffic was nowhere as bad as the 401 in the Toronto area. Did the research note distance? Im in D.C. and two hours is long, but definitely not weird here. Public transportation is only a viable option if you work downtown. Seattle area traffic is horrific. Traffic is terrible, but using the Waze app can speed up your commute time and help you to avoid accidents, construction, etc. However, only 10-15 minutes of that is by car. Theres the concept of geographically undesirable and thats pretty much where you are. Currently Im at about 25 minutes depending on traffic. It can be normal just off of congestion. Evening commute (after 6 pm) is actually a little faster average is 45 minutes, up to 70 minutes. But around here its very common for people to live 30-40 miles (or more) away and commute in by car or train for up to 2 hours. Sometimes I do have to stay late and even that cuts into time I do need I cant imagine swinging a 10 hour workday and then adding a four hour commute on top of that! Its absolutely not stupid! She calls friends. I wish I knew how good I had it back then! Even if it is closer/more flexible. Theres the official Commuter Express routes run by LADOT, but many of the far-flung suburbs have a special express bus service to get people to LA (Foothill Transit comes to mind). Im 35 minutes away on public transit and consider that pretty great (Im walking distance from the station on this end and so is the office on the other end, so its around an hour door to door) but I have coworkers who commute at least 2 hours from Sacramento (by bus) or Gilroy (by train) and its not really out of the ordinary. I live 15 miles from all directions from Boston. Also consider LA County healthcare jobs closer to where you live Russian is considered a threshold language in the county, so there is a requirement to make written materials and services accessible to Russian-primary or Russian-only residents. So one car stopping for a moment has just caused a 20 second delay with only ten cars. I think you should look for something closer but in the meantime, consider the blue + red line 1-2x/week. There are a lot of jobs in OC. And its been getting progressively worse. It would be one thing if they kept to themselves while riding the train (which is what most people do) but Ive seen them curse out other passengers for no reason. I am in the Midwest. Im pretty sure there are days when it would be faster to *walk* to downtown from my neighborhood than to drive (Google says ~2 hours, and Google thinks people walk slowly, so I could probably do it in 1.5ish). Not only are you losing time by commuting, but you may also be affecting your overall work performance. When I move 5 miles further, I will need to switch jobs because that extra 5 miles will add an hour to my commute. Its 4 5 miles between my house and the T station (depends on the route). On a good day, 70 minutes one way is heaven. In the US it'd probably be considered living close to work! Its really all about what youre willing to trade for a shorter commute. I listen to audio books that are young adult novels so its harder in my case to lose track. What had been no big deal became a stressor. A 2-hour commute is both ridiculously long, and also normal for 30 miles in LA. Distance in miles is not how the commute is measured in LA/OC, and a 2-hour commute could be entirely normal based on where you live. So NYC has that fun going for it. my commute is between 6.5 and 9 miles depending on the route and takes at least 30 minutes. My commute is 1 hr and 45 minutes door to door, assuming no train delays. 4:30 am get up, 40 min ride to a yoga studio near work, 1 hour class, 7:30 5:30 at work (usually start at 830 but if my 1 of my 2 bosses is in early that means I have to start when I arrive, no lunch (always so busy that I can never step away), 5:30 pm leave, 7:30 8 pm home, luckily my bf makes dinner and then I fall into bed half dead and repeat that 4 more times. I know I couldnt do it. Thankfully I found something closer to home. Riding the train during commuting hours seems much different than late at night or on the weekend. 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. It sounds like your worry is more about the neighborhoods, so maybe it would help you to look up the crime statistics for the Blue Line. However if youre going to go down that route Id get something written into your contract specifying thats its 1 day per week. 6.5 miles. :(. It is normal enough thoughI know several folks who commute that long or longer into Manhattan, Boston, etc. Is it possible to break into the beauty industry as a remote worker, ie not living in NYC or LA? So once in a blue moon, I would hit them all, and when that happened my commute took 45 minutes. 8 oil changes a year, $320. nah, you can ride the train home if youve walked in. I lived in Hollywood nearly 30 years ago, and would often visit my parents in OC. Here's what should have made cycling sports headlines around the world: Jason Perez won the . And its even got the added bonus of freeing up the Pasadena parking lots because fewer people are leaving their cars there, theyre leaving them at the Azusa stop. In the 1980s, my mother drove 45 miles to her job in Closest Big City. LA has too many cars but otherwise decent systems. If it snows, anywhere from 1-3 hours. Currently, I do drive an hour each way, but that is only twice a week and I work from home the other days, so my net drive time is within the 30 mins/day. No way does bushwick to soho happen in 45 minutes. That does seem excessive, especially given the distance. So consume as much content as you can. Counterintuitively, mid-day is often worse than rush hour because there are more parked cars and often lane closures for construction of one kind or another. I learned that I am not good with long commutes so I have always chosen to live fairly close to where I work (in the same town). ugh. My husbands commute is about the same in terms of time, but he drives 32 miles. Ancestry DNA - Am I being stupidly paranoid? I would love to be able to sleep or do my makeup or whatever beyond stressing over the traffic! Hah! Everyone highway has traffic other cars being on the road doesnt mean everyone has to drive slowly. THAT SAID, that doesnt mean you have to live with it. And again psychologically we love our cars and the freedom to move about on our own schedule so even if they spend the money to improve the public transport system (there is a big push in that direction to add more lines to the Metrolink train system), the people who have the privilege to choose, arent inclined to choose public transportation. I do 1:15 to 1:30 one way three times a week, and most people I know think thats pretty horrible. I would keep in mind if the route takes you through rush hour traffic, if it does that normal 2 hour drive might become 3. I actually kind of enjoy my commute now instead of dreading it every day! THIS. OMG. Youll feel like you have a life AND traffic wont be as much of an issue. Are there any yoga classes after work? The holidays also have the highway by my office all locked up during rush hour, and it took me an hour to drive 2.5 miles one year. Count your commute as work hours when you start looking for a new job. I have a 20 minute commute by public transit, so if I get off on time, evenings can be used for dates, hanging out with friends or running work outs. Was just going to post a question about ways to make the commute bearable. One single experience is not typical. That is three hours a day or 15 hours a week that they waste in the car or train. Im sure 2 hours is a totally normal travel time for the distance the OP is driving. OMG. But if I had to commute to West Hollywood (~ 6 miles), it could easily take 45-90 minutes. But there is tons of survey data (census and others) on *actual* peoples *actual* commutes indicating that 2 hours is not remotely typical, which is what the OP was asking about. 40 x 5 = 200, or over 3 hours. Out and compensate with an insane commute work day your job search, OP, and im not a user. 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