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Hardly "at least" two hours a day. The average one-way commute in the United States is under a half hour; the state with the longest average commute (New York)

Hardly "at least" two hours a day. The average one-way commute in the United States is under a half hour; the state with the longest average commute (New York) is at 33 minutes. https://www.census.gov/topics/employment/commuting/guidance/acs-1yr.html https://www.census.gov/topics/employment/commuting/guidance/...

letouj 2y ago
Being able to take a few minutes out of the workday here and there to attend to minor home duties (laundry, pets, deliveries, etc.) is a pretty significant extra perk on top of the time savings of avoiding the commute.
- est31 2y ago
  Yes and you do these things during the day and not during the time when everyone else is home from work. I go shopping at various times, but when I go to the stores during the "return from work" rush hour right after common work end times, it's way more busy, queues are longer, etc. WFH is the best.
c0n5pir4cy 2y ago
You're missing the parts that aren't the commute.
throwawaysleep 2y ago
Depends. I can also axe showering, changing clothes, make breakfast during standup, do laundry during my lunch, be there for packages rather than visiting a depot, etc. A tremendous amount of time is saved just by being home.
- randycupertino 2y ago
  I love that I can workout on my lunch while wfh and not be peer pressured to sit at some overpriced mediocre cafe with coworkers like in the office. Also not having all the constant office junk food and sweets in my face is awesome.
drivingmenuts 2y ago
I used to commute a 30-40 minutes in the morning from S. Austin to midtown. The reverse route could easily take 2+ hours. I finally quit taking the freeway and started going a thru-town route. Then it took 3 hours, but one hour was spent eating dinner. It sucked and I could easily have written the same software at home (and also avoided marketing people randomly popping in to ask about a feature because they didn't want to speak to my manager (who actively shielded us when he could)). God only knows how long that route takes now, but guaranteed the suck level has not gone down.
austin-cheney 2y ago
I live in the fastest growing area of the fastest growing big city in the county. Traffic is the only reason I refuse to go back to an office. It can take 45 minutes to reach the freeway 5 miles from the house and then most of the mega corps are 45-60 miles from this location.
SkyPuncher 2y ago
While the data you cite is correct, this seems to include the entire working population. I'd be willing to bet that the average office worker has a much longer commute than the average worker. For example, I suspect the average waiter or retail working isn't going to favor a far away location over something close to them. They all probably offer similar compensation and work environments. However, a white collar worker is more likely to take a faraway job if it pays well.
DrillShopper 2y ago
I still have to get up, get ready for work, and then head in. I can do that to the amount I need to in about 15 minutes WFH, but it takes much longer if I'm going into the office.

letouj 2y ago

Being able to take a few minutes out of the workday here and there to attend to minor home duties (laundry, pets, deliveries, etc.) is a pretty significant extra perk on top of the time savings of avoiding the commute.

est31 2y ago
Yes and you do these things during the day and not during the time when everyone else is home from work. I go shopping at various times, but when I go to the stores during the "return from work" rush hour right after common work end times, it's way more busy, queues are longer, etc. WFH is the best.

c0n5pir4cy 2y ago

You're missing the parts that aren't the commute.

throwawaysleep 2y ago

Depends. I can also axe showering, changing clothes, make breakfast during standup, do laundry during my lunch, be there for packages rather than visiting a depot, etc. A tremendous amount of time is saved just by being home.

randycupertino 2y ago
I love that I can workout on my lunch while wfh and not be peer pressured to sit at some overpriced mediocre cafe with coworkers like in the office. Also not having all the constant office junk food and sweets in my face is awesome.

drivingmenuts 2y ago

I used to commute a 30-40 minutes in the morning from S. Austin to midtown. The reverse route could easily take 2+ hours. I finally quit taking the freeway and started going a thru-town route. Then it took 3 hours, but one hour was spent eating dinner. It sucked and I could easily have written the same software at home (and also avoided marketing people randomly popping in to ask about a feature because they didn't want to speak to my manager (who actively shielded us when he could)). God only knows how long that route takes now, but guaranteed the suck level has not gone down.

austin-cheney 2y ago

I live in the fastest growing area of the fastest growing big city in the county. Traffic is the only reason I refuse to go back to an office. It can take 45 minutes to reach the freeway 5 miles from the house and then most of the mega corps are 45-60 miles from this location.

SkyPuncher 2y ago

While the data you cite is correct, this seems to include the entire working population. I'd be willing to bet that the average office worker has a much longer commute than the average worker. For example, I suspect the average waiter or retail working isn't going to favor a far away location over something close to them. They all probably offer similar compensation and work environments. However, a white collar worker is more likely to take a faraway job if it pays well.

DrillShopper 2y ago

I still have to get up, get ready for work, and then head in. I can do that to the amount I need to in about 15 minutes WFH, but it takes much longer if I'm going into the office.