Since work moved to Highland Park, my commute is 60 to 70 minutes, depending on which train I take. That includes 20 minutes walking to and from train stations. But the train is a big, comfy diesel commuter train, so that's nice. (I can read on the train without getting motion-sick, unlike the CTA trains.) My commute is the opposite direction of rush hour, which means fewer trains, but less crowded as well.

Not counting a few short temp jobs, I haven't had to drive to a job since high school, which makes me happy.

Shrift, get your stuff done!!!

However, when I need to be at 4:00 AM, I just don't go to bed.

How long is everybody's commute? How long is a normal commute?

One thing I learned from the book Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) [Blog here: [link] is that cities have grown at a rate that matches transportation evolution so that getting to the center has always been pretty much 30 minutes. This standard has also driven development today, if only subconsciously.

My commute is 30 minutes door-to-door walking and was almost exactly that when I lived out on the ocean side but had to take MUNI.

I have a 15 minute care ride, followed by a 10 minute walk from parking, or about 45 mnutes on the bus.

Home is sometimes ridiculous. I stopped at the liquor store and grocery store, and between delays and such, it was 2 and a half hours.

My commute is about one hour d-t-d. But Thursday is the last day for that. Then it will be three minutes.

My commute used to be about ten minutes short of two hours, door to door, but that was living in PA and commuting to NYC from Trenton.

Where we used to live in NJ, it was still about 90 minutes because our train line didn't go straight to NYC.

My commute now is across the room to my desk, which does not suck.

(I love my commute.)

My neighbor accidentally bought an extra one of these and gave it to me: [link] I planted it in a little pot, but given it can grow to 6' (it is 6" now,) I guess I'm eventually going to need a bigger pot. If I can keep it alive, it'll have to be a houseplant in the winter. I have a crap record keeping houseplants alive, between me and the cats. We'll see. I buy annuals for a reason. Though my mint returned with a vengeance, but that's outside...

30 minutes standard? My commute is a bit less than that (25 door to desk via transit, 15 if I drive) but most people I know, particularly if they don't live in the city, have a lot longer.

My commute is usually about 20 minutes, but it can be a lot longer in bad traffic.

My commute is rolling out of bed.

I saw a Piggly Wiggly commercial where the chef stuffs crab in a black Angus burger, grills it, tops it with cheese and asparagus. I'm thinking of trying that with some Hollandaise or Bearnaise sauce for an Oscar burger.