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how far do you commute?

Published Jul. 19, 2008

With gas continuing to rise, everyone is looking for ways to cut back. But if you work, you absolutely have that expense built into your budget. Sure , you can carpool in some cases, mass transit for others works, but a lot of us are locked into a single user vehicle to get to and from work. Depending on the route I take, as I alternate to keep from getting jaded at the scenery, my mileage runs between 18 and 22 miles one way to work, giving me 36 to 44 miles round trip. Better than some I know, but others have much shorter drives to earn that paycheck. How far do you have to drive or ride,  and how are you adjusting to the added costs these days just to earn your daily bread?



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We are having to move around Knightdale to Zebulon area. Hubby got a job in Goldsboro and trying to find a reasonable area for us to live in between there and RTP (where I work). I do NOT want to live in Clayton area and drive I40 everyday..can anyone tell me if they commute is much better from I540 to RTP every day?

4 miles, round trip. It takes me 4 minutes to get to/from work WITH TRAFFIC. I was offered a job last month that paid 15k more per year, but was a 40 mile round trip into RTP and turned ot down. Another plus...my daughter's charter school is in the other half on one of our facilities. How cool is that?

.....about 20' (yes..feet). From the house side door to my wood shop. I have 5500 on my Honda Odyssey that was purchased more than a year ago, if that tells you anything.

don't believe me? ...check it out: http://carrwoodworking.com/

47 miles one way. Monday thru Thursday. Gave up my 6-cylinder 19 mpg SUV and purchased a 32 mpg 4-cylinder sedan. Fill up at Wal-mart Gas where if you purchase gas off their gift card, you can get it 3 cents cheaper than what is posted. Paid 3.91 yesterday in Dunn.

6 miles round trip. Yay for me.

20 miles one way, that is straight to daycare and then to work. But on HWY 33 in the mornings it will take me at least 45 minutes to get to work!! HWY 33 between Tarboro and Greenville around 7:30 and 5:30 augggg just a nightmare!!!!!

I drive an 05 Accord manual and get between 33 and 36 mpg in mixed city/highway. When we took a road trip, I got just over 42!

I drive 15 miles each way to work, and it usually takes between 20 and 30 minutes, depending on the time. I bought a much more fuel efficient car in January to help with gas prices. I needed a different car anyway, but with rapidly rising gas prices, the gas mileage factored more than it would have in the past.

Twenty one miles one way. As a result of gas prices, I work from home 3 days per week.

30 miles, round trip.

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