Nationwide Commute Times

[♥ COVID-19♥]

In this economy, I'm guessing that the reason for the short commute time in King County, Texas is probably due to the fact that there are no jobs there.

U.S. Census: New York City has nation's 3 longest work commutes; Texas has shortest

Looking for a shorter commute, New Yorkers? There's always King County, Texas.

The southwest county boasts the shortest average work trip in the country: just 3.4 minutes, a batch of new U.S. Census Bureau numbers released Tuesday shows.

That's barely enough time for a New Yorker to swipe a MetroCard and and stand on the subway platform.

The three average longest commutes in the mainland U.S. are all within the five boroughs: Staten Island is first at 42.5 minutes, followed by Queens and Brooklyn.

The national commuting average was 25.2 minutes per day.

[Chicago Jake]

On days I work on campus, my commute is about 20 minutes. On days I work at home, it is about 20 seconds. But I've had jobs with a 45 minute commute. That sucks.

[♥ COVID-19♥]

The longest commute I ever had was many years ago when I lived in Queens -- 1 hr. 15 min. on the subway to Manhattan, each way.

[New Mama]

My communte is 57 minutes on the 'express' train. That does not include the commute to and from the train from home or the office. I must be a little off to have continued my 2.5 hours in commute time 5 days a week for the past 16 years. Leave at 7am and home at 6pm....but it does pay for our 24 days in Jamaica every year.

[Chicago Jake]

My 45-minute commute was by car, and it was back in the eighties when I kept my music on cassette tapes. One 90-minute cassette was perfect: listen to Side A on the way to the office, and Side B on the way home!

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My shortest commute ever -- not counting the occasions when I work from home -- was when I worked at a software company in the Union Square area of Manhattan. It was a 10 minute subway ride, 5 min. walk to/from home/office! Ah, how I miss those days (for reasons in addition to the short commute) ...

[Ardbeg... innit]

I am so jealous of all of you

[♥ COVID-19♥]

Given the weather where you are, be glad you don't have to commute every day.

[Ardbeg... innit]

Better believe it. But the wife hardly ever complains, the roads are usually in pretty good shape unless its the weekend or school is running delayed/canceled, then the road commission isnt out plowing as urgently as usual.

[Merlot Joe]

3 minutes from the house to the ranch.

Joe

[nolaflacav]

I just moved our office last Wednesday. The trip went from exactly 1 mile to 2.3 miles so my commute is now 5 minutes.

[innit Geezer]

I have a 12 minute drive to my office/warehouse unless I take a quick detour to Starbucks, that adds 2 more minutes of drive time.