Houston, Texas
Percent of expenses spent on transportation: 20.9%

Annual delay per traveler: 63 hours

Gasoline is cheaper in Houston than just about everywhere else in the country, but the dollars still add up for the 94% of Houstonians who drive to work on a daily basis. They are forced to deal with congestion that lengthens their commute by almost half of what it should be.


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So how long is your commute to work?

Stay home and look after the kids - no commute !

Wife works in Houston - we live about 30 miles west, and she takes the park and ride or carpools, normally the latter - gets her commute down to 35-45 minutes and $0.

well mine is a walk to the station, 30mins train ride, walk from station to work... takes about 90mins total... it is however all by choice, one so I get some exercise and 2 so I can watch TV on the train in... I work 7am - 3:30pm so at those times I could drive in about 40mins each way.

total cost to me is $80/month for the train

I also work at home whenever I want to... which is handy.

10 to 15 minutes each way providing there isn't a train idling on the track

I could go another way to avoid the trains but it would take me at least 30 minutes and a lot more red lights

30-120 minutes. Stupid I-90.

I recentaly changed jobs yes 3rd job this year lol and now work as a merchandising manager for the west coast so I clock a few miles up every day normally around 200-250 round trip a day but its fun and I get to schedule my own day, stop and start when I want so it has it's plus sides.

Oh not forgetting the company pay for my gas

Husband: 20-25 minutes by car, 9 miles.

I stay home with the kids but still do more miles a day than he does.

Upto 11 hours per day.

Sorry to hear that, mate. When I lived in Strongsville, my I-71 commute was about 20-25 minutes, and delays were rare. I'm now in Cleveland Heights, and drive across town via Carnegie. About 30 minutes each way, but accidents are common. I don't know what I'm going to do when they start rebuilding the Inner Belt bridges.

15 minutes when schools out.

20 minutes when following the short bus.

Almost quicker to ride the short bus, eh Rince?

(I love the fact that it's come to mean driving a big SUV too. How appropriate.)

15 minute walk or 5 minutes by skateboard.

85 miles one way, about 1.5-2 hrs depending on traffic and wether I carpool or not.

Sure, but I don't want to get to work covered in drool

Well, I'm not working yet...but I do have a job!! I start in a couple of weeks. After 5½ years, I've finally got away from the crappy H4 visa and got myself back on the career ladder (at the bottom but what can you do?)
My drive will be about 40/45 mins, 30 miles each way.