How far does everyone commute to work?

[Sandwitch883RN]

I am interviewing soon with a teaching hospital approx. 60 miles from my home. I've never worked at a teaching hospital and feel this would be a good opportunity to increase my skill level and knowledge base. This is the closest teaching facility to where I live. With the price of gas and hour and a half drive I wonder if it is a good idea to consider working there. How far does everyone commute to work? Anyone drive a considerable distance? What are the pro's and con's. Thanks!

[ICRN2008, BSN, RN]

I probably commute about 5 miles to work now. I used to drive 30-40 minutes (almost all highway, but still...). My husband and I were spending almost $500 on gas each month- now it is cut in half.

I liked my old job a lot, but the commute was one of the main reasons that I decided to look for a new one. When we have kids, spending that extra hour on the road each day is going to mean an hour less that I get to spend with them.

[mshultz]

I am not a healthcare worker. However, I was commuting about 60 miles one way for a while at my first job. Now I commute 3-4 miles one way. I do not like to drive, and am approaching 15,000 miles on my 2006 Focus, which I bought in November 2005.

I never fell asleep on my long commute, but it was a challenge at times.

I will not try to talk you out of this job, however. If the opportunities and experience will allow you to have more choices in the future, then you should go for it.

[Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP]

48 miles one way. 46 of the 48 are straight-shot highway miles.

Makes for a pretty looong drive home sometimes.

[tlf551]

With my last job it took me about 3-4 minutes to get to work. Now about 30 minutes

[Fuzzy]

A block right now so no driving. If I worked at the hospital it would be about 1.5 miles. I wouldn't drive that either. I would either walk or bike to work. What can I say, I live in a small community.

Fuzzy

[Dolce, RN]

I would hesitate to accept a job that requires that much of a drive. You will have 3 hours of driving each day in addition to your 8 or 12 hour shift. That is just going to add a lot of extra stress and exhaustion to your already stressful job. A teaching hospital is a great place to learn but I really wonder if the commute is worth it.

I used to drive 30 minutes to work but now live 5 miles away--it takes me about 12 minutes.

[mom4josh]

40 miles each way. Sometimes a very long drive after a long shift.

Looking forward to next year when the hospital moves 10 miles closer.

[2bmalenurse007]

About 50 miles round trip, about 30 minutes each way.

[jadu1106]

i am very fortunate, i actually live so close to my facility that i walk to work everytime i am scheduled to go in. i am not an rn yet, but i work as often as i can and save so much on gas money. the apartments i live in are directly behind the hospital. there is just a street in between the complex itself and the hospital er parking lot. i am blessed.

[PageRespiratory!]

Hey, you took my idea for a new thread! But I wanted everyone to include thier vehicle and milage. I bought a house this year, 6 miles from the hospital I work at. I think I've taken my 300HP Subaru out of the garage twice in the last 6 weeks. I now do the vast majority of driving in my beater; a 1993 Saturn that gets 41mpg.

[jncRN]

About 20 kilometres, which is 12.5 miles, one way.

Some days I take the car, some the bus...and if I'm lucky, my husband drops me off and picks me up on 12 hour day shifts so we don't have to use our gas (he is driving his company truck to and from work).

I used to commute about 50 miles one way...and I was scared into switching jobs after I started to fall asleep at the wheel one morning after a night shift!

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[GrumpyRN63, ADN, RN]

About 15 miles each way to two different jobs . roughly 25 min commute w/ light traffic