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Question: Is the pointer the start location or the end location of the commute? It wasn't immediately obvious to me and in many areas it makes a huge difference
by exue 14y ago
Question: Is the pointer the start location or the end location of the commute? It wasn't immediately obvious to me and in many areas it makes a huge difference. It seems like it's just pulling worst case "in traffic" drive times right now.
Also is it possible to adjust the time of day that one commutes? (since many may work shifts off rush hour and encounter little/no traffic or strange/intermittent transit schedules)
- elliottcarlson 14y agoThe pointer should be the start location - so drag that to where you live - then from there you can see the estimated commute time based on the heat map.
- dllthomas 14y agoEnd location - Trulia is trying to sell you houses that have a good commute to your work.
- Yen 14y agoOn the large scale, you get pretty much the same map whether you're calculating 'to' the marker or 'from' the marker. The only exception is if you plan on commuting in the opposite direction of rush hour traffic, both ways. i.e., if you think about commuting to work in the morning, the heatmap will show you the times it takes to drive from any given location to the marker. If you're thinking about driving home in the evening, you can think of the time from the marker to any given location. on the macro scale, most streets aren't one-way, and commute times tend to be symmetric.