Average work commute in Canada . . . . 63 minutes

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From out in Chestermere to our office in Currie Barracks is about 35 minutes. Though the construction on Glenmore makes things interesting from time to time.

[Antithesis]

I'm between 20 and 30 minutes depending on the Deerfoot that day. Luckily, I leave for work before the morning rush hour and can usually get out of work before the beginning of the afternoon rush hour.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

oops... yeah I thought you meant each. I guess I should learn how to read. But really... lets see...

1 hr/day = 365 hours/yr = 15.2 days/yr

Assuming you start work at age 20, and work to age 65, thats 45 years so..

15.2 days/yr x 45 years = 684 days / 365 =

1.87 years travelling. Over a career. Hmm.... guess its not as long as I expected. But still- think about how many other things you could do in that time!

You don't work 365 days a year. Take away 104 for weekends, plus 10-12 stats, then another 10-20 for vacation/sick days. Most people probably only commute to work 230 days per year. Still, that's roughly 10 full days out of every year that are spent just getting to and from a place that most people don't want to be.

[Ironhorse]

About 45 minutes return trip, depending on the amount of ######s on Deerfoot (you ever noticed when there's an accident SB on Deerfoot, it is usually at around the Peigan overpass in the LH lane ).

[SoulOfTheFlame]

In Toronto mine was about 2.5 hours in summer, 3 hours in the winter months.


NEVER again.

[Table 5]

these days my commute is about as long as it takes for me to get my lazy ass out of bed and saunter over to my workspace in the living room. usually takes about 10 seconds.....but then again, sometimes it takes about the national commuting average.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

5 minutes unless I run into a train. (including the morning trip to Timothy Hortons)

I find it hard to believe you get in and out of TH's in less than 5 minutes.

[Cube Inmate]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

Yeah, it must add at least 20-30 minutes to collect your severed limbs and find another ride.

Awesome

[Engine09]

One way;

8 mins on the motorbike
50 mins by bus
54 mins when I run home

[Cheese]

7 minutes with no traffic...which is most days...and about 10 with. Thats each way.

I think that vast majority of those who travel a long ways are out here in the GTA and area. Its nothing for quite a few people to travel 2 hours EACH way to go to work.
Quite a few live here in KW and travel to downtown Toronto either by car or train. Thats an easy 2 hours each way during rush hour.

The 400 series hiways are bumper to bumper every day with commuters who travel these distances. It actaully blew me away how far some people drive.
One guy I knwo here lives well east of Toronto yet drives to KW...3.5 hours EACH way each day.....7 frikn hours a day.
Stupid.

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

I find it hard to believe you get in and out of TH's in less than 5 minutes.

Ahh but I hit the uber-efficient Timmy's. Cash only drive thru, pretty much the same customers there at the same time each morning with exact change in hand. The occasional morning it takes longer but in general I'm through there in under 2 minutes. 'tis a beautiful thing.

[Tron_fdc]

When I was in Korea I was told that the average unskilled worker was commuting up to 4hrs each way by train, and pulling up to 12 hour shifts M-F, with an additional 8 hrs on Saturday.

When I was on the train it was really weird....90% of the people on it were sleeping.

The guy in particular that we dealt with was pulling 10 hour shifts each day, 4 hours on Saturday, commuting 2 hrs each way, and was expected to train for a 10km run.

I'd shoot myself.

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by Cheese

The 400 series hiways are bumper to bumper every day with commuters who travel these distances. It actaully blew me away how far some people drive.
One guy I knwo here lives well east of Toronto yet drives to KW...3.5 hours EACH way each day.....7 frikn hours a day.
Stupid.

Friend of mine lives in London and takes Via to TO 3 or 4 times a week.

When I lived in London I would annoy my TO friends by saying"Geez, if I'm not out the door by 10 minutes to 8, I won't make it in to work by 8".

Now my commute (on a standard day) is 20 minutes in, 25 minutes home. And I have one of the shortest commutes in my office.

[calf]

I've found myself to be working all over the city in recent months.

When I'm working downtown, from my home, park & ride + c-train down, it's about 45-50 minutes each day.

If I'm driving down to the Foothills Industrial park, it takes about 45-50 minutes there, closer to 60-70 minutes back because of the Deerfoot, all the trucks in the area at that time, etc.

I need to move closer to downtown or I'm going to go crazy because of the traffic

[RedMan12]

Sounds about right. Rush hour is what makes it horrible. When there is no traffic takes me 15 minutes to work. Lots of traffic it takes 30 minutes. Man Vancouver is getting packed on the roads.

[jamesteterenko]

My commute is about 12-15 minutes one way, walking. It depends if I am reading while I am walking or not. I may pay a bit extra to live so close to downtown, but I feel it is worth it for the lifestyle.

James.

[Antithesis]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

About 45 minutes return trip, depending on the amount of ######s on Deerfoot (you ever noticed when there's an accident SB on Deerfoot, it is usually at around the Peigan overpass in the LH lane ).

Or if you are going NB, it is either right after Anderson or Glenmore ...

[Mccree]

Originally Posted by Regulator75

22-30 minutes one way, depends on how many idiots are on the deerfoot.

I hear that. 40-60 all depends on Deerfoot

[the_only_turek_fan]

When I used to work in downtown it would take me about 45 minutes one way, so probably about 90 minutes round trip. This is taking the bus to Dalhousie station and then taking the train all the way to 3rd street SW station.

When I start work in September I will have to switch trains in downtown and take a Whitehorn train all the way to Bridgeland/Memorial station and then walk about 5-7 minutes to the office from there.

I hope gas prices go down so I can drive to work starting September.

[Eddie Bronze]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

5 minutes unless I run into a train.

Run into a train? Hey pal, where did you get your drivers license from?



Mine varies depending on where Greenboro has us building the next house. Right now it's approx. 50 minutes. Valley Ridge was nice, it's only 30.

As an interesting side note, on my commute home today, I saw a pedestrian get struck by a van only a few car lengths behind me.