How Far Do You Travel For Work?

I live in WV but recently accepeted a job at LTC facility in PA. Living very close to PA/WV state line I did not see this as a huge issue. Becuase after searching for work in my town and surrouding towns for 8 months and not finding squat for employment I was out of options. It's a 23 mile drive one way to my new job. It takes me about 30-35 minutes to get there and that is after working my way thru numerous stop lights to get out of town and stopping to pay the toll if I take that route. My mother is pi**ed that I am driving 23 miles one way, even tho I am 28 I still respect my mother and I understand her fears for me driving that distance after working a afternoon shift. I don't even live at home. LOL. I've tried explaining to her that there are no jobs where I live, unless I want to work at a doctors office and the drs offices around here do not pay anything. I would be making 7 dollars less and hour if I took a job in a physicians office here. Personally I don't see 23 miles as that huge of a commute if I will be making good money. Am I wrong? How far do some of you travel to get to and from work?

[prettymica, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN, APRN, NP]

Your mom would hate my schedule. Sometime I drive 1000 miles.. yes 1000 miles weekly. I am a hospice nurse and sometimes its 60 miles to my first patient. Also I am in school for my RN and depending on the route its 70 miles back roads or 87 miles expressway still with back roads. My car is less than 2 yrs old and I already have 50,000 plus miles on it.

[CateRN]

I travel 75 miles one way. The area is saturated with new grads and it was hard to find one because I didnt have experience (Im a new grad also) . My hospital has a great training dept and I got a job I wanted. The drive is hard sometimes but feel thankful to have a job. I hope to work closer to home in about a year.

[HeartsOpenWide, RN]

I drive 45 mins each way. Of course I wish I did not have to drive so far, but my job is worth it!

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

23 miles and/or 30-35 minutes is not an unusual commute at all.

[ninjago]

I drive 70 miles each way plus pay the toll. Like HeartsOpenWide, the job is worth it. Though I have a family where I'm very welcome to stay and was given a copy of house key, but there's no place like home. I do dropped by before going to work or stay if am too tired to drive after work.

[Da_Milk_of_Amnesia, MSN]

I drive 60 miles each way to work in NYC for almost 85K a year , I'll gladly do it.

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

Why is your mother upset about your commute? Are you driving her car? Is she paying for your gas?

I currently drive 15 miles one-way for work, though that's going down to 3 miles soon. I once drove about 120 miles one-way for an out-of-town flu shot gig.

[ChicagoICUNurse]

I live in Chicago and it's a 15 minute walk door-to-door.

[melmarie23, MSN, RN]

for one job, 2 miles (5ish mins). For the other, 28 miles (25-30mins)

[sweetsleep28]

Why is your mother upset about your commute? Are you driving her car? Is she paying for your gas?

I currently drive 15 miles one-way for work, though that's going down to 3 miles soon. I once drove about 120 miles one-way for an out-of-town flu shot gig.

Nope I'm not driving her car, nor is she paying for my gas. So I'm not exactly certain as to why she her panties in a bunch over me driving a llittle farther to get to work. I'm 28 and havent even lived at home since I was 18. My brother who is younger drives twice as far to get to and from work. Personally I don't think a 30-35 minute commute is bad at all. While living in WV and going to nursing school in PA, I drove about 1hr and 20 minutes one way to get to a clinical site.

[grandee3]

3miles/3mins from work each way