How far do you commute to work?

[Bala Shark]

Wow, I got a new job...I have to drive 25 miles to the first place in the morning and then I drive 35 miles to another place at night..60 miles one way...

What is your commute like?

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I drive 6 miles one-way. I have been working at this place for the past year and a half.

When I was a factory worker in 2003 and 2004, I had a 120 mile one-way commute to work.

[purple_rose_3]

I drive 18 miles one way. I used to work with a girl that lived like 4 hours away so she would say in a hotel the nights she had to work. (she worked her 3 days in a row)

[vashtee, RN]

I make a 10 minute walk to get to the hospital where my clinical rotation is. I hope to work there after graduation. :)

[TazziRN, RN]

36 miles one way, plus driving from pt to pt during the day. Sometimes I've logged as much as 90 miles in a day, all reimbursable.

[jessi1106, BSN, RN]

5 miles drive one way and then a 10 minute walk to my floor. (I refuse to pay the premium for premium parking)

[catslave]

20 miles one way.

[gonzo1, ASN, RN]

regular staff job 13 miles, agency job 75 (1-2 days a week)

[bethin]

12 miles one way when I'm at my parent's house.

If I'm in my apt in the city it's 50 miles one way.

[Sheri257]

70 miles one way, 140 miles total. The reason I do it is it's really hard to get hired for this job since the pay is about $16 an hour more than hospital pay, and the benefits are much better also so I had to grab the opportunity when I could. But, in three months, I can transfer to a closer location and minimize the commute.

[bill4745, RN]

100 miles round trip. I do mostly 12 hour shifts. Pay and benefits are worth it.

[Quickbeam, BSN, RN]

I drive 50 miles one way. It's for a job I love in a hard to find specialty. I also get fabulous benefits and a Monday through Thursday, 10 hour day schedule. We like our house and it is almost paid off. It freaks people out here that I drive so far but for me, it's an acceptable trade off.