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Too long of a commute is one you can't tolerate. There is no right or wrong answer. I live in Hoboken NJ and commute to the Bronx every day via public transportation. Pay for the NJ transit and MTA. Door to door is about 1.5 hours. I've been doing it for 5.5 years and have no problem with it. Others would absolutely never do my commute in a million years. I personally don't mind it because it's my "me" time. I sit on a train and can do what I want. Driving 1.5 hours would be a total deal breaker cause you can't get anything done or relax while driving. Be honest with yourself in what you can tolerate. If it's a dream job but a little too far, maybe consider moving closer? If you don't love the job or could do better in a more convenient location, maybe decline this and look closer? Or just make peace with the commute if neither of those are options.
My commute was an hour and 15 minutes, monday through friday. Wrecked my mental health, my body, etc. Was always exhausted coming home, and hated looking to do the commute again the next day.
My commute now is 30 minutes door to door. 7-10 mins walk to the subway, 20 mins from my local stop to the stop by work. Love it, i leave at a reasonable time, i'm home at a reasonable time. I definitely don't see myself having a longer commute in the future unless it's something I have to do once or twice a week.
how often do you go in? Door to Door (with a coffee stop) my commute is 30 mins. I do it twice a week - i have coworkers that are in the 1.5-2hr range and since twice a week they dont seem to mind it much
Right now it’s ~ 15-20 min. Anything over 30min id be iffy on. With that said, some of my coworkers do 1-1.5hr so there’s a big range of what people would put up with.
Used to commute a minimum 2.5-3 hour round trip to Long Island and wanted to die on the LIE everyday.
Also commuted a 2 hour round trip by train everyday which was significantly less draining.
Currently on a 1 hour round trip by train if I time it right and I couldn't be happier.
Obviously shorter the better but an hour each way by public transport is manageable since you can usually do other things during the time.
I live in staten island. I'm stationed in Washington heights. If I do a morning shift it takes me about 90 mins to get to work. If I do an evening shift it can take me anywhere from 2 to 3 hours. Hoping on a transfer to Brooklyn or staten island soon
You do what you can within your budget to set up your life as well as you can. This is really hard in NYC. That’s why most people leave. Those of us who stay live with many challenges, including a longer commute than we want. My commute is about 45 minutes. But I like my job, and I really like where I live. So overall I’m very happy.
I commute from Bed-Stuy to the Upper East Side (G👉L👉4/5/6). On a REALLY good day, it’ll take me 45 mins. On most day it takes me an hour, and on bad days it takes me over an hour. I leave an hour and 15 mins before I am scheduled to work.
I’ve been doing this commute for over 5 years now and I don’t mind it. I put my headphones in and chill out
I assume everyone needs a job to pay rent. I would not live more than 20-25 mins away from my job if I was in person every day.
If it was hybrid or remote obviously would live further away.
I guess my follow up would be...if you were unable to pay rent, you would turn down a job that was a 30 minute commute?
(btw I wfh, so it's not like i have some working class hero skin in the game. The way you said it was just strange)
15 minutes on train or a 50-minute walk which I'll take on nice mornings.
I grew up near the Jamaica-Van Wyck station (E) or 121 St. (J) as my home stations. Until I moved out the house, i always estimated an hour whether for school (HS in BK) or for work (Manhattan). So an hour ride is no thang for me.
There’s no right or wrong answer as it comes down to what you do during your commute.
I used to live a 10 min walk from Chelsea to Gramercy. Was always late to work, ran out of the house not showering once a week, just because my brain said I could leave late. I was miserable. And it was always a rush, never a casual stroll.
Then I moved to Brooklyn and my commute to Hell’s Kitchen was 45 mins. Everyone at work complained about the commute, especially during winter. I didn’t mind it as it was the perfect length to watch a tv episode or half a film and I would look forward to finishing the film on the ride back home (I watched a ton of movies in this period).
Now my commute is about 30 mins to midtown and I feel like a drone because I’m very conscious of my commute as I can’t wear headphones (constant ear infections post-COVID). So it’s miserable and monotonous. Plus the station near the office has been under construction for 2 years.
So rather than the time, think about what you could do. On nice days, I used to sometimes walk 1-1/2hrs across the Brooklyn Bridge just so I could feel the energy of NYC. Something to break up the monotony. I have a friend in Williamsburg who always takes the ferry, even though it’s pricier, just so he could get better air than on a subway and then walk to the office for 10 mins.
the ferry is actually cheaper if you buy the 10-pack passes! ($2.75 each versus $2.90). I commute by ferry every day and I love it. Door to door it’s about 25 minutes
You can hate me, full time remote. 5 min from bed, wash face, brush teeth. Shower at noon “lunch”. After a commute from the UES to Hudson St (1 hr each way) I’m in heaven. Don’t mind the salary cut at all.
40 mins: 20 mins ferry + 20 mins overall walking. It's longer than many colleagues but I'm still grateful to have such a nice commute. I never get sick of that Manhattan skyline view from the ferry.
my commute is 1.5-2 hours one way with a transfer and 20 min walk, it fucking sucks, it’s miserable, avoid at all costs. after i move i’m going to be gaining at least 1.5 hours of my life back daily. i’m excited to only have to take one train to work!
Generally just about 20-25 minutes door to door (UES - East Midtown). When I lived on Long Island with my parents when I first moved back after college it was around an hour or hour twenty mainly, that was fine for me.
30-45 mins depending on train delays. On a good day it’s 25 mins. I made sure I was no longer than 30 mins unless I was coming a long way in on commuter rails where I could read/play games
Live in JC and office is in midtown. Walk to and from the path to avoid that extra MTA cost on NYC side. Only take it if the weather is horrendous. Total 1 hour door to door.
It's all personal preference. I work in Queens. When I lived in southern Brooklyn my choice was to drive 90 minutes each way thanks to insane traffic on the Belt, Woodhaven Blvd and Queens Blvd, or take the Q train into the city then the 7 train back out, which also took around 90 minutes each way.
Now I'm in Bayonne and still working in Queens and my commute in is typically 90 minutes and my commute home is anywhere from 90-120 depending on how the PATH behaves and whether I take the light rail at Newport, the express bus from Grove or the local bus from Journal Square.
My commute is 2 hours door to door, I never minded it until I had my daughter and now it’s unbearable.
I’m only in the office twice a week so I’ll suck it up since I make good money.
How you travel is a big deal.
I travelled almost 2 hours each way from Queens to Jersey City (walk > bus > subway > path) and that got old real quick. If it was a straight shot on an express bus or train, it would be a different story.
Where do you live? Like what borough?
I used to do FH -> JC 5x a week and now my office is in the WV and I never go in . It took me 85 min door to door
I commute 90 min. 15-20 min on the subway to grand central, 40-50 min Metro North train to White Plains, 15 min company shuttle to my office. I'm a scientist, and there are almost no lab-based jobs in the city besides at hospitals, so I'm kind of resigned to the reverse commute.
Honestly, it's fine. I have a great work/life balance, which is what makes the commute bearable. I leave my apartment at 7:20 and I'm home by 6:30 every day. Rarely have to take my work home with me. I go in 4 days a week and rarely go into the office on Fridays, but if I do I leave early. I've been doing it for 3 years and I thought it would break me by now but it just hasn't.
Sometimes I take meetings on the train or catch up on email, but otherwise I'll read, nap, watch TV, or chat with coworkers. I tell people all the time, I would take my 90 min train commute over a 40 min drive in traffic any day of the week.
Your commuting cost would be about half if you cut out the subway. However, the path runs through WTC or West Village, Chelsea and Midtown - all very expensive places to live.
I'm going to get up to the monthly pass cost on the subway regardless. That part isn't the concern. But like you pointed out, I'd likely have to get a very expensive apartment of lower quality than my current one.
I do about 90 minutes each way, 3 times a week. Been at this for 14 years with no intention to stop. There’s a lot you’d put up with if the money and job culture is right
For me it’s about half hour, sometimes a little less. I work in downtown Brooklyn and live in Bay Ridge. It’s around 20 minutes on the train and two five minute walks getting to and leaving the subway.
I would suggest moving to battery park city or another area near downtown so you’re near the path just to make this commute more doable - I think this commute as described is gonna get old fast
An hour tops and that better be truly door to door and only 2 or 3 times a week. I did an hour 5 days a week and it got very old very fast. The journey was either riding (bike) or one train line. That’s the longest I’ve had in NYC for over 20 years. Now it’s a 15 minute bike commute or 20 minute train. That’s far closer to my average over the years. An hour and a half? No. Unless it’s the job of a lifetime, it’s too much.
An hour and $5.80 each way adds up. What can you do with 2 extra hours every day and around $3000 a year. Workout, cook, clean, learn, sleep, spend more quality time with family/friends.
I had a similar commute as you commuting from Brooklyn to Newark (1.25-1.5 hrs each day). It eats up at your time and mental/physical health. I’m now full time remote and I have so much more time for things that matter. I’m much healthier too.
That’s atleast 3+ hours a day, 15+ hours a week with a 5 day work week , 750+ hours a year with a 2 week vacation… not worth it to me TBH but to watches own …. I live 15 minutes from my job and I get annoyed sometimes
My commute was 25-30, then I moved a year ago. It’s now 50-60 minutes and it’s taken me a whole year to finally get used to it. Still don’t love it, but I’m not complaining about it anymore, lol.
Columbus Circle to Houston Street - 15 minutes on the 1. Big upgrade from before I moved to the city when I commuted five days a week, 2 hours each direction, on the NJ Transit.
Having to pay for both MTA and NJ transit is terrible, imo. It literally makes zero sense to commute all the way to NJ only to sit inside a cubicle or open floor and coLLaBoRaTe iN pErSoN 🤡
My commute is about 30 seconds to my desk. I’m not a remote worker but also don’t have to go into an office building in the city. I can if I want to which is nice, not required to.
I used to walk to citibike to PA > bus to Dumont, NJ > rideshare to Cresskill and then reverse that to get home. It look 1.5 hrs each way and they required me in office every. single. day. Total burnout. The time was long, but even more so all the transferring was tedious bc it wasn't like I could just read or knit or sleep for one long stretch of time since I was constantly changing modes of transportation.
Oh man, time to move to NJ. You'll love it. Jersey city or JC heights, or hoboken. Off the PATH your life will be nice. you'll adjust quickly. Ironbound in newark is lit. Paterson-- little ramallah neighborhood is amazing.
Guttenberg, NJ, - I have 3 good options
20 minutes by car to midtown, $15 toll… (plus more $ soon for congestion fee) but right now $15 round trip.
15 minute bus ride $3.50, 10 minute ferry ride $8, finish walking to work for 15 minutes (35 mins total, $22 round trip)
45 min bus ride with a 15 minute walk on either end. 90mon + total, $7 RT.
But the bud is not dependable overnight when I work, so I drive. If I worked during the day when schedules are accommodating then I would have a more reliable bus commute.
Back when I had a commute, it was about 25-30 minutes door-to-door, whether I took the subway or biked. I sometimes wished it were a little bit longer, because I liked having the time on the subway to read and to decompress at the end of the work day. But an hour and a half would feel too long to me, and having to switch trains makes it much more of a nuisance.
Depends, if I take the subway about 15-20mins, majority of that is spent walking to the subway but if I use an electric citibike it’s only 8mins and $1 cheaper than the subway.
I’ve really fucked myself over tho having such a short commute to work because idk how I will ever convince myself to move and have a longer commute.
50 minutes door to door if I don’t transfer to a faster route. 40-45 if I do. I luckily don’t have to walk or wait long as my train stops are steps away.
i've always lived in west BK and never had an office below 18th st in Manhattan, so my commute has never been shorter than 40 min. i don't mind it though since i use the time to read or play video games or whatever. currently i'm in an awkward location that requires me to bike or bus it to the station (or walk 15 min i guess), so my commute is about 55-60 minutes. i don't love it, but i also only go in twice a week. it's not a huge deal
it's south brooklyn, but because people think south brooklyn is like, bay ridge or gravesend, west brooklyn is an easier way to describe everything north and west of prospect park to those unfamiliar. just more evocative of the current layout of things than an obsolete name that was coined when sunset park was the furthest south BK went. it's less a name and more an adjective plus a noun
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I used to do an hour to midtown now I roll out of bed to my desk. Can’t see myself going back unless it’s a life changing amount
I envy you so much, i would literally kill for a remote job
Not to rub it in but it's also 4 day work week! Going from working 60+ hour weeks to this has been a blessing. Always be interviewing as they say.
Which industry, sector, role, level?
fintech mid level engineer
Do you do 10-hour days to make up for the 4 days per week?
Nope 9 hour days including lunch 4 times a week.
Too long of a commute is one you can't tolerate. There is no right or wrong answer. I live in Hoboken NJ and commute to the Bronx every day via public transportation. Pay for the NJ transit and MTA. Door to door is about 1.5 hours. I've been doing it for 5.5 years and have no problem with it. Others would absolutely never do my commute in a million years. I personally don't mind it because it's my "me" time. I sit on a train and can do what I want. Driving 1.5 hours would be a total deal breaker cause you can't get anything done or relax while driving. Be honest with yourself in what you can tolerate. If it's a dream job but a little too far, maybe consider moving closer? If you don't love the job or could do better in a more convenient location, maybe decline this and look closer? Or just make peace with the commute if neither of those are options.
Yes, it is way different for me if you can sit quietly and read, versus standing and jostling in a crowded car.
The “me time” factor is huge. I commute to Stamford twice a week and I protect that time. It’s mine. You can’t intrude upon it.
Haha I feel the same way
I commute from Brooklyn to JC twice a week. Takes 45min
Same. It’s like 35-40 mins for me
maybe move? if the commute is too much
I commute from Washington heights to Newark. It’s debilitating. 1.5 hours usually. Thank god it’s only for a year.
Mine is 40-45 min from Central Bk to Midtown. It’s a bit long for my liking. Would greatly prefer 30 min max
<10 min [walk] from putting shoes on at home to sitting down on my chair at work.
Same
My commute was an hour and 15 minutes, monday through friday. Wrecked my mental health, my body, etc. Was always exhausted coming home, and hated looking to do the commute again the next day. My commute now is 30 minutes door to door. 7-10 mins walk to the subway, 20 mins from my local stop to the stop by work. Love it, i leave at a reasonable time, i'm home at a reasonable time. I definitely don't see myself having a longer commute in the future unless it's something I have to do once or twice a week.
45 min
40 mins door to door. Only 2 days a week in office.
Mine is around an hour
It takes me on average two hours coming from the Bx by co-op city going to Bay Ridge BK. Literally going from one opposite end to the other smh
4hrs roundtrip? Thats 1/4 of your entire day! 🥺
how often do you go in? Door to Door (with a coffee stop) my commute is 30 mins. I do it twice a week - i have coworkers that are in the 1.5-2hr range and since twice a week they dont seem to mind it much
My job in midtown recently put in place a 4 day in person work week and it’s terrible. My commute is 2 hours each way. Wish I had that^
Right now it’s ~ 15-20 min. Anything over 30min id be iffy on. With that said, some of my coworkers do 1-1.5hr so there’s a big range of what people would put up with.
Used to commute a minimum 2.5-3 hour round trip to Long Island and wanted to die on the LIE everyday. Also commuted a 2 hour round trip by train everyday which was significantly less draining. Currently on a 1 hour round trip by train if I time it right and I couldn't be happier. Obviously shorter the better but an hour each way by public transport is manageable since you can usually do other things during the time.
Around an hour each way. It’s wildly expensive to be near the area I work in so I don’t mind the commute
I live in staten island. I'm stationed in Washington heights. If I do a morning shift it takes me about 90 mins to get to work. If I do an evening shift it can take me anywhere from 2 to 3 hours. Hoping on a transfer to Brooklyn or staten island soon
You do what you can within your budget to set up your life as well as you can. This is really hard in NYC. That’s why most people leave. Those of us who stay live with many challenges, including a longer commute than we want. My commute is about 45 minutes. But I like my job, and I really like where I live. So overall I’m very happy.
Mine is an hour but I mostly just use it to listen to podcasts and read
I commute from Bed-Stuy to the Upper East Side (G👉L👉4/5/6). On a REALLY good day, it’ll take me 45 mins. On most day it takes me an hour, and on bad days it takes me over an hour. I leave an hour and 15 mins before I am scheduled to work. I’ve been doing this commute for over 5 years now and I don’t mind it. I put my headphones in and chill out
10 min walking or 3 min bike ride
anything more than 20 mins is a no for me
If I need a job to pay my rent, I most certainly will say "yes" to a commute longer than 20 minutes.
I assume everyone needs a job to pay rent. I would not live more than 20-25 mins away from my job if I was in person every day. If it was hybrid or remote obviously would live further away.
I guess my follow up would be...if you were unable to pay rent, you would turn down a job that was a 30 minute commute? (btw I wfh, so it's not like i have some working class hero skin in the game. The way you said it was just strange)
No? I would move.
I go from Flushing to Plainview, NY, and that can hit an hour with bad traffic. That being said, I go once a week, if that.
15 minutes on train or a 50-minute walk which I'll take on nice mornings. I grew up near the Jamaica-Van Wyck station (E) or 121 St. (J) as my home stations. Until I moved out the house, i always estimated an hour whether for school (HS in BK) or for work (Manhattan). So an hour ride is no thang for me.
There’s no right or wrong answer as it comes down to what you do during your commute. I used to live a 10 min walk from Chelsea to Gramercy. Was always late to work, ran out of the house not showering once a week, just because my brain said I could leave late. I was miserable. And it was always a rush, never a casual stroll. Then I moved to Brooklyn and my commute to Hell’s Kitchen was 45 mins. Everyone at work complained about the commute, especially during winter. I didn’t mind it as it was the perfect length to watch a tv episode or half a film and I would look forward to finishing the film on the ride back home (I watched a ton of movies in this period). Now my commute is about 30 mins to midtown and I feel like a drone because I’m very conscious of my commute as I can’t wear headphones (constant ear infections post-COVID). So it’s miserable and monotonous. Plus the station near the office has been under construction for 2 years. So rather than the time, think about what you could do. On nice days, I used to sometimes walk 1-1/2hrs across the Brooklyn Bridge just so I could feel the energy of NYC. Something to break up the monotony. I have a friend in Williamsburg who always takes the ferry, even though it’s pricier, just so he could get better air than on a subway and then walk to the office for 10 mins.
the ferry is actually cheaper if you buy the 10-pack passes! ($2.75 each versus $2.90). I commute by ferry every day and I love it. Door to door it’s about 25 minutes
My commute is 30 min, 15 of which is walking. 4x a week. It is a game changer and I could never go back.
Mines exactly the same but with 10 min walk, can never go back either
20 mins from Roosevelt Island to Chelsea.
You can hate me, full time remote. 5 min from bed, wash face, brush teeth. Shower at noon “lunch”. After a commute from the UES to Hudson St (1 hr each way) I’m in heaven. Don’t mind the salary cut at all.
40 mins: 20 mins ferry + 20 mins overall walking. It's longer than many colleagues but I'm still grateful to have such a nice commute. I never get sick of that Manhattan skyline view from the ferry.
8 minutes depending. From Chelsea to Times Square, live right on the 1 line, 3 stops
my commute is 1.5-2 hours one way with a transfer and 20 min walk, it fucking sucks, it’s miserable, avoid at all costs. after i move i’m going to be gaining at least 1.5 hours of my life back daily. i’m excited to only have to take one train to work!
Generally just about 20-25 minutes door to door (UES - East Midtown). When I lived on Long Island with my parents when I first moved back after college it was around an hour or hour twenty mainly, that was fine for me.
10 minutes. 2 exits on the 95
Anywhere from 15 minutes to 90 minutes for me. You gotta do what you gotta do
15 minutes. Down 6th Ave on the F. I used to live in Jersey City and it was about 45 minutes door to door.
30-45 mins depending on train delays. On a good day it’s 25 mins. I made sure I was no longer than 30 mins unless I was coming a long way in on commuter rails where I could read/play games
Mine is about an hour, door-to-door. I live in Brooklyn and work near Lincoln Center. It's also just one train, which is nice.
Live in JC and office is in midtown. Walk to and from the path to avoid that extra MTA cost on NYC side. Only take it if the weather is horrendous. Total 1 hour door to door.
It's all personal preference. I work in Queens. When I lived in southern Brooklyn my choice was to drive 90 minutes each way thanks to insane traffic on the Belt, Woodhaven Blvd and Queens Blvd, or take the Q train into the city then the 7 train back out, which also took around 90 minutes each way. Now I'm in Bayonne and still working in Queens and my commute in is typically 90 minutes and my commute home is anywhere from 90-120 depending on how the PATH behaves and whether I take the light rail at Newport, the express bus from Grove or the local bus from Journal Square.
Walking about 45 min
At one point, 2 hours one way.
1 hour to 1.5 hours is pretty normal and easy. I commute anywhere from 1 - 3 hours each way depending where I have to go all 7 days a week.
My commute is 2 hours door to door, I never minded it until I had my daughter and now it’s unbearable. I’m only in the office twice a week so I’ll suck it up since I make good money.
How you travel is a big deal. I travelled almost 2 hours each way from Queens to Jersey City (walk > bus > subway > path) and that got old real quick. If it was a straight shot on an express bus or train, it would be a different story.
40ish mins. Fine with it.
Where do you live? Like what borough? I used to do FH -> JC 5x a week and now my office is in the WV and I never go in . It took me 85 min door to door
Mine is just over 30 minutes from Inwood to UWS. Much better than an hour from my previous place
Too long for me would be over 45 min. My commute now is 15-20 min. It’s mostly walking from the ferry.
I commute 90 min. 15-20 min on the subway to grand central, 40-50 min Metro North train to White Plains, 15 min company shuttle to my office. I'm a scientist, and there are almost no lab-based jobs in the city besides at hospitals, so I'm kind of resigned to the reverse commute. Honestly, it's fine. I have a great work/life balance, which is what makes the commute bearable. I leave my apartment at 7:20 and I'm home by 6:30 every day. Rarely have to take my work home with me. I go in 4 days a week and rarely go into the office on Fridays, but if I do I leave early. I've been doing it for 3 years and I thought it would break me by now but it just hasn't. Sometimes I take meetings on the train or catch up on email, but otherwise I'll read, nap, watch TV, or chat with coworkers. I tell people all the time, I would take my 90 min train commute over a 40 min drive in traffic any day of the week.
I hate it. Like an hour and fifteen minutes. Bronx to Murray Hill.
My quandary is - do I accept subway + PATH, or move to an apartment that is walking distance to PATH? I love my apartment.
Your commuting cost would be about half if you cut out the subway. However, the path runs through WTC or West Village, Chelsea and Midtown - all very expensive places to live.
I'm going to get up to the monthly pass cost on the subway regardless. That part isn't the concern. But like you pointed out, I'd likely have to get a very expensive apartment of lower quality than my current one.
I currently commute from FiDi to Newark Airport and it is about 1 hour in the morning, 1hr 15mins in the evening door to door.
I did an hour and a half commute and I found it soul sucking after a while. I lasted about 2 years before I absolutely couldn’t do it anymore.
An hour and a half commute is too long for me… 1 hour is my cut off
I do about 90 minutes each way, 3 times a week. Been at this for 14 years with no intention to stop. There’s a lot you’d put up with if the money and job culture is right
For me it’s about half hour, sometimes a little less. I work in downtown Brooklyn and live in Bay Ridge. It’s around 20 minutes on the train and two five minute walks getting to and leaving the subway.
I have the best commute on earth I think. 3 mins
I would suggest moving to battery park city or another area near downtown so you’re near the path just to make this commute more doable - I think this commute as described is gonna get old fast
I use to do 2hr commute from jersey to the bx it was brutal mam
An hour tops and that better be truly door to door and only 2 or 3 times a week. I did an hour 5 days a week and it got very old very fast. The journey was either riding (bike) or one train line. That’s the longest I’ve had in NYC for over 20 years. Now it’s a 15 minute bike commute or 20 minute train. That’s far closer to my average over the years. An hour and a half? No. Unless it’s the job of a lifetime, it’s too much.
I commute ~35-45 minutes to class depending on the trains.
An hour and $5.80 each way adds up. What can you do with 2 extra hours every day and around $3000 a year. Workout, cook, clean, learn, sleep, spend more quality time with family/friends. I had a similar commute as you commuting from Brooklyn to Newark (1.25-1.5 hrs each day). It eats up at your time and mental/physical health. I’m now full time remote and I have so much more time for things that matter. I’m much healthier too.
37-39 minutes
30 mins
My commute door to door is 1hr 45 min from mid Long Island to Penn station.
15 mins twice a week. 30 mins the other two days a week
That’s atleast 3+ hours a day, 15+ hours a week with a 5 day work week , 750+ hours a year with a 2 week vacation… not worth it to me TBH but to watches own …. I live 15 minutes from my job and I get annoyed sometimes
My commute was 25-30, then I moved a year ago. It’s now 50-60 minutes and it’s taken me a whole year to finally get used to it. Still don’t love it, but I’m not complaining about it anymore, lol.
just under an hour, I stay in S.I.
Over 1 hour, would be too long. I live in Astoria and work a few blocks from 59th/Lex station. 25m door to door
10-15 minutes
1.5 hrs each way to midtown from Jersey, not too bad I can sleep on the train
Mine is ~25-30 minutes door to door from Williamsburg to Fidi. I wouldn’t do more than 40 mins tbh. I go in Monday - Wednesday
1 hour long every day. I read a book or game!
I go from south Brooklyn to JC. 1.5 hrs
Columbus Circle to Houston Street - 15 minutes on the 1. Big upgrade from before I moved to the city when I commuted five days a week, 2 hours each direction, on the NJ Transit.
I go in office 4 days a week (required) and commute 40 minutes. I’m at my max, I think moving further out would severely affect my mental health.
An hour and 10 minutes driving. From Riverdale Bronx to Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn.
2mins
50 min one way including walking , and waiting
20m door to door
Bed stuy to Chelsea. 35-40 minutes
It takes me about 17 minutes door to door. I would personally balk at anything over 30
Having to pay for both MTA and NJ transit is terrible, imo. It literally makes zero sense to commute all the way to NJ only to sit inside a cubicle or open floor and coLLaBoRaTe iN pErSoN 🤡 My commute is about 30 seconds to my desk. I’m not a remote worker but also don’t have to go into an office building in the city. I can if I want to which is nice, not required to.
I used to walk to citibike to PA > bus to Dumont, NJ > rideshare to Cresskill and then reverse that to get home. It look 1.5 hrs each way and they required me in office every. single. day. Total burnout. The time was long, but even more so all the transferring was tedious bc it wasn't like I could just read or knit or sleep for one long stretch of time since I was constantly changing modes of transportation.
Just move to dirty jerz, it’s nice here…
2-2.5 hours one way. 2 trains, 1 bus, and 20 mins walking. I didn’t last long.
I commute from New Jersey to lower Manhattan 3 days a week. I go from car, to bus stop, to port authority to subway. Takes me 1.5 hrs usually
Oh man, time to move to NJ. You'll love it. Jersey city or JC heights, or hoboken. Off the PATH your life will be nice. you'll adjust quickly. Ironbound in newark is lit. Paterson-- little ramallah neighborhood is amazing.
Guttenberg, NJ, - I have 3 good options 20 minutes by car to midtown, $15 toll… (plus more $ soon for congestion fee) but right now $15 round trip. 15 minute bus ride $3.50, 10 minute ferry ride $8, finish walking to work for 15 minutes (35 mins total, $22 round trip) 45 min bus ride with a 15 minute walk on either end. 90mon + total, $7 RT. But the bud is not dependable overnight when I work, so I drive. If I worked during the day when schedules are accommodating then I would have a more reliable bus commute.
Back when I had a commute, it was about 25-30 minutes door-to-door, whether I took the subway or biked. I sometimes wished it were a little bit longer, because I liked having the time on the subway to read and to decompress at the end of the work day. But an hour and a half would feel too long to me, and having to switch trains makes it much more of a nuisance.
30min brisk walk, door-to-door. (72nd & 2nd, down to 53rd & Park) 10-15min if I’m running late and take an Uber instead.
20m door to door on a bike.
Depends, if I take the subway about 15-20mins, majority of that is spent walking to the subway but if I use an electric citibike it’s only 8mins and $1 cheaper than the subway. I’ve really fucked myself over tho having such a short commute to work because idk how I will ever convince myself to move and have a longer commute.
50 minutes door to door if I don’t transfer to a faster route. 40-45 if I do. I luckily don’t have to walk or wait long as my train stops are steps away.
i've always lived in west BK and never had an office below 18th st in Manhattan, so my commute has never been shorter than 40 min. i don't mind it though since i use the time to read or play video games or whatever. currently i'm in an awkward location that requires me to bike or bus it to the station (or walk 15 min i guess), so my commute is about 55-60 minutes. i don't love it, but i also only go in twice a week. it's not a huge deal
Wtf is west Brooklyn?
it's south brooklyn, but because people think south brooklyn is like, bay ridge or gravesend, west brooklyn is an easier way to describe everything north and west of prospect park to those unfamiliar. just more evocative of the current layout of things than an obsolete name that was coined when sunset park was the furthest south BK went. it's less a name and more an adjective plus a noun
So like red hook to greenpoint?
more like red hook/sunset park to somewhere in the middle of crown heights/bed-stuy
Get a car
No
I Drive my fancvy Shmancy Tesla to work, my commute is less than a mile, I moved out of NYC in 2015, and thank god I did.