How long is your commute? - Drive or take mass transit?
I was wondering how long everyone's commute to work is. Do you drive or take mass transit?
I will be starting my first full time job out of college in June as an analyst. My commute will be about an hour of driving each way. (50 miles each way)
I feel like the commute is going to be rough especially since I will be driving.
Thanks for the input!
West Village --> Midtown
12 minutes from door to door, 8 minutes if I get on subway right away
Where are you working that you can make a 50 mile commute in an hour during rush hour? I assume this has to be Houston.
8 minute walk to work for me.
You'd never make a 50 mile commute in an hour in Houston rush hour, especially if you're coming from The Woodlands or some other suburb on a major highway.
No, I absolutely agree with you. One hour to go 50 miles during rush hour sounds ludicrous in any mildly urban area. I was just trying to think of where there would be finance jobs that might require a 50 mile commute.
9 miles, takes me 3 minutes in the Bugatti
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Live under the desk.
It would probably take me hour and a half with traffic. I commuting in New Jersey. Taking Parkway North.
Sorry to hear that bro. I once had a buddy working in Stamford CT while living in NYC. He said the winters were the worst when he had to wake up at 5 to clean up the snow.
Just stick it out for a couple years and either move in, or move on.
20-30minutes for me via bus (njtranist)
Friend of mine does it and says its not bad. He drives from NYC to Stamford. Granted he leaves around 5am so there isn't much traffic
20 minutes
10-15 minute walk.
15 mins, when I first started it was about 35 that was horrible
About 17 minutes. Less if I get lucky with timing my arrival at the station with the tube arriving.
Depending on what your future job is, I would definitely advise against the 50 mile commute each way. That's really going to swallow up a ton of your time and commutes like that are brutal to do every day.
I consider anything above 20 min anathema
7 minutes if I hit the lights green, ~14 on reds. Live close to work - otherwise thats time out of your life you're spending for work but not getting paid for. Makes no sense.
It's brutal, but doable. You'll get used to it after a few weeks.
But you should definitely look elsewhere after a couple of years. If anything, the gas prices will butcher your paycheck.
Doable if you're working 40-50 hours. But if you're pushing 70 (i.e. in IB), the last thing that you want to do is commit another 15+ hours a week to the car. At a junior level, I think that a commute this long is not advisable.
You're probably right. But it's not advisable to be working 70-100hrs per week to begin with. And if the 2+ hours of driving each day can give OP a terrific career opportunity, why not just take the hit? It all boils down to how great of an opportunity the job is, and how badly the OP wants it.
Having said that, if the position is for IBD and the average work week is 100+hours, then yeah, you're toast and should not be driving.
I TOTALLY agree with Northsider on this topic. There is 0 reason why anyone should commute THAT long as a junior person in finance. I'm not saying you have to go balls to the walls hard every single day at work, but if you're spending an hour plus driving to work each morning by the time you get in the office you're already damn exhausted to concentrate. Your work performance suffers, and even in a job where you don't see yourself being in for the long haul it will affect you someway, somehow.
If you bought a house and have to commute, then fine, so be it. But if you're renting you have no reason to not move. As long as you're breaking even, ie increase in rent = increase in pay + $ you're saving in gas you will be okay. If you're not going into the red, where you have to dip into your own savings to afford rent, then you should definitely move to the city.
Maybe I'm exaggerating. I live in a city where many people commute. (LA). The thing is if I could help it during my youth before I have a family I will do my damn hardest to be as close as I can.
Completely agree with this. Unless the OP has some compelling reason why he/she can't relocate closer to work, I would strongly, strongly advise against a 1.5hr+ commute.
5 min for helipad to helipad
A now retired Senior MD of my old firm used to take a chopper into NYC from Princeton everyday. So badass.
Move OP.
About 12.5 seconds
OP, I can assure you that this commute will get really fuckin old really fuckin fast. I'm not too familiar with parkway traffic, but north jersey traffic in general is enough to make you want to kill yourself (I.e. 287, good god I hate that road).
I commute 65 miles each way to work, but I only work 40 hours a week usually so it's not that bad, but like I said, this will get old, fast. get a roommate and fckin move man.
You stated that you're driving up the GSP. Bad idea. 50 miles each way will tire the sh*t out of you really soon. Take it from someone who lived in central Jersey.
If you said that you were taking public transportation, that might be bearable.
OP, try and cut out the commute (i.e. move).
While I was only working an internship, this past summer I was at a boutique doing research and living in Bristol, CT (near Hartford) because it was only stipend (400/week).
I had to get up at 4.30am to get to work at 7.30am and then worked usually to about 5.30pm and would get back home around 7.30/8pm. Drive one hour (when there's no traffic at all) and then take an hour plus train ride. Honestly, feel like I could handle banking hours after that shit. Commuting drains you, esp if you are driving and have to deal with other idiot drivers on your way home. Just makes for a miserable existence.
1.25 hours...
I pretty much figured it would be miserable. I'm trying to stay where I'm currently living for the first year or two so I can pay off my student loans. After I do that I will definitely be moving. I just hope it's bearable for a year or two.
I would just keep in mind that the #1 expense that people underestimate is the cost of transportation. Being closer to work is almost always cheaper than living further away, unless you're using public transit / living at home.
20 miles and usually takes 20-25 minutes. I don't work in finance anymore though.
How come you guys get exhausted while driving? Due to lack of driving skills/experience (i.e., you need to concentrate more) or due to low level of comfort in the cars?
If you think "needing to concentrate more" is "driving skills/experience", then you've just explained your own skill level right there. We typically use the term "situational awareness" in place of "needing to concentrate more".
If you want a taste of "driving skills", I encourage you participate in a local AutoX or a HPDE (High Performance Driving Event). If you have the budget for places like Skip Barber or Bondurant, then by all means.
Again, I'm someone who has definitely put my time in automotive sports, commanded convoys in some shit places in the world, and drive an Audi.
Driving that much will tire you out. Fact.
Well, I clearly haven't put my time in autosports, so you must be much better driver without a doubt. However, the vast majority of people doesn't do autosports, either (let alone command convoys), so it's not a fair comparison to be honest.
I, for one, drive to work for several years already, and apart from heavy snowfall and sleet days, it's usually relaxing (jams notwithstanding).
I've had a 100 mile round trip commute for the past 3 years, but I'm not working 70+ hour weeks. I like the area I live in, but also like my job.
15 min
I commute 50 miles round trip. It takes me 45-75 mins one way depending on the traffic. I don't like my commute at all, but the only thing that keeps me sane is that I listen to audiobooks during the drive.
And to think: the OP is talking about doubling this as an entry-level employee.
15 minute walk. If it's blizzardy and -25c then 20 minutes since I take the indoor route.
How long is your commute? - Looking for places to live (Originally Posted: 06/12/2012)
Looking for places to live now. The places I am finding that are affordable/nice enough are about a 25-35 minute commute to the office. Would that be too far away?
I work in IB.
30 minutes, though I am not in IBD
Are you going to be in IB? Where?
IB for a top MM. Nyc.
Lease just ended for my apt. Searching for new one now. Temporarily at home. 2 hrs each way 2-3 times (work from home the other days) a week. Not bad as long as I have the country music blaring and coffee.
Oh wow, no way would I be able to that. Traffic? or cruising the whole 2 hours?
since i started using bicycle and not running anymore, my views changed a lot
but id say that 30 min by bicycle are very nice
no advice for those without the locker, gym and shower at workplace
(cant stand public transport, but i use it when i must)
p.s. the bicycle thing is faster than a car ride often, but like 50% slower than metro (excl. wait time)
When I start my internship in the fall I will have a 3 minute walk door to door in downtown Toronto. Not sure how I am going to manage....
6 minute train ride. Life is hard :(
For banking in NYC a 30 minute commute is a bit long. You should only do it if it saves you a significant amount of money compared to living closer to work. If you're at a legit bank you can probably take a car home every night, but the commute will still be a drag in the morning after a long night of cranking or drinking.
If you really want something cheap make sure to take the closest cheap place i.e. LIC if you're in Midtown and Fort Green etc. if you're downtown. I'm purposely ignoring Jersey.
Approximately 60 seconds from my front door to the front door of my office building. Best decision of my life. Eliminating your commute frees up a ton of hours in life, which makes a big difference when you work around the clock.
I have about a 30-45 minute commute in NYC, depending on subway schedule / delays. Although I'm not IBD, it still does get very annoying when there are delays on the subways (which is pretty often, though they are usually fairly short delays). Try to get around 20 minutes
40 minutes door-to-door in London 25 minutes in Stockholm
What did you think about the 40 minutes in London? Did you use public transport?
I'm in IBD and mine is 30. About 10 of it is walking which is good because it feels nice before/after a long day
Thats basically what I am looking at... 20-25 mins public transit, 10 walking. Car ride is only 10 minutes from the office to my door though... So my cabs home shouldn't be too bad.
Im still looking around to find a good trade off for commute/price/quality though.
~20 min tops.
7 minute walk to train, 25 minute train ride. Trying to save money my first year because IP's frugality rubbed off on me. I don't ever work late so it's not that bad.
Commuting to Work (Originally Posted: 06/06/2014)
How long is too long for commuting to work for IB analysts? I'm looking at a 25 total minute commute: 5 mins walking, 20 mins subway.
Would appreciate it if only people who had at least a year of IB work under their belt to share.
Thank you.
Anything 15-30 minutes is reasonable. I'd shoot to minimize it as much as possible (it is hard to get it under 15 min depending on where you live). I wouldn't recommend anything over 30 minutes as an IB analyst if you don't have a compelling reason to do so.
Hey guys, I'm debating where to live in the bay area if I take my offer on an IBD coverage group - do you think 40mins door-to-door is too much? The cab ride home would be ~20mins, so not nearly as bad. I would have dirt cheap rent if I live out in the east bay with my girlfriend. And I place a lot of value on living with her haha. Thoughts?
Doable if you are happy to make it work....although certainly not as convenient as a nice walk or short commute, at the end of the day the difference in a morning commute between 20-25 mins and 40 mins isn't huge - if you can put up with 15 fewer mins of sleep or exercise or whatever else you'll give up and the sacrifice is worth the money you save/living with your girlfriend, it's not going to be an issue...
Source: I had a ~40 min door-to-door commute during my SA. I have a shorter commute FT, but that's not because the 40 min commute was too long.
Tri-state monkeys, what's your commute time? (Originally Posted: 05/07/2017)
Title says it all - assume commute time is from when you leave your home to when you arrive at work. Method(s) of transportation would be interesting as well.
20 minutes from my front door to my desk if I catch the subway as its rolling into the station.
25 minute drive, during rush hour
Hour and 25 minutes door to door
UES => Financial District Commute Time (Originally Posted: 02/14/2007)
I'm looking for places to live over this summer, and think I found a pretty good place in the UES, but am worried about the commute time. Given that I will be working in the Downtown/Financial District area, how long will the daily commute be?
Specifically, can someone tell me how long the commute would be from the 86th St. stop to the Wall St./Broadway stop on the green line? (On both the express and local lines, if possible).
A lot of people have recommended that I live in NYU as it is much closer, but UES seems much cheaper, and if the commute is not that much longer, I think I would prefer living there.
Thanks!
About 15-20 minutes on the subway.
express, usually the 4, can take a little shorter or longer depending on traffic, and of course, the unexpected situations at the MTA
Thanks.. 15-20 minutes doesn't seem like that long of a commute, so I think I'll take this over NYU.
Commute - Quickest and cost effective means? (Originally Posted: 08/09/2007)
what have any of you found to be the quickest and cost effective means to get to the city (uptown) area from central jersey?
i dont know but i have been interning for two years and commuting (hour and 15 mins each way) and it fucking blows. Avoid it if you can. I found that the best way to pass the time is to read the WSJ or watch movies on an Ipod.
truth kid...takes me about 1 and a half from my front door to my office)...been taking bus to port authority and hopping on the E...great if there's not traffic...what means of transportation do you use?
LIRR and then the E. The subway is so hot, all the stairs, uggghhhhh glad I have 1 more day left.
haha nice...enjoy that last year of college man..it flies
How long does it take you to get to work? (Originally Posted: 06/28/2008)
I timed my walk from my apartment to the front door of my office building today: 13 minutes walking.
I'm curious how long it takes you to get to your office. Where do I rank relative to you? Do you ride the subway? I feel like my 13 minute walk is long, but I assume if you have to take the subway, your trip home is also very long. I'm glad I have my Blackberry to keep me occupied.
?
10 min drive.
1 hour door to door
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"its the running joke now, we now have fair trade with china so they send us poisoned sea food and we send them fraudulent securities."
one hour? Do you take the subway? Do you live in Jersey?
EE - how exactly does that work if you are called back to work at odd hours? Do you sleep on the way home? I'm trying to imagine an associate or VP waiting on you for an hour so you can revise a pitchbook or work on a model.
i didn't notice that this was put in the ibanking bullpen section...
i'm in trading so i don't get called back to work.
i just started my first year so im living at home in staten island to get on my feet then moving into the city in september.
spending 2 hours a day commuting definitely is a pain in the ass and makes my social life more difficult but i figure i just need to tough it out through september.
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"its the running joke now, we now have fair trade with china so they send us poisoned sea food and we send them fraudulent securities."
it takes my dad 6 minutes
30 minutes door to door. I am the closest to the office out of anyone on my desk. Im suprised at how many people come from Jersey.
"Oh - the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion?"
13 minutes is a really short distance, especially by foot. Consider yourself lucky. Everyone I know has to take a subway or 2 from BK and the ride is always 40+ minutes.
8 min walk
So do a lot of you that are +30 minutes away, do you live in Jersey? I thought that living on the island would be the only way to go.
No, definitely. Jersey is somewhere in USA?
13min door to door is certainly not long. I have about the same type of walk and yeah it feels long but is so much less than if you have to take public transport. Commuting with this job really sucks
with public transportation, you can surf the net on your blackberry or read the journal. I can do the same, but not with the same level of concentration. It's hard to walk and concentrate on your blackberry without walking into people or stepping in a puddle, etc.
6 minute walk - door to door
I calculated that it will take me 30 minutes door to door when I start work in a couple of weeks. Of course I am hoping that the Jubilee line will be running as smoothly as possible (Live in London).
All my co-workers live in South Kensington (S&T), so we are almost all at least 30 minutes away from work. A buddy of mine is starting at the same bank, but works in structuring, he will have to fight rush hour in the morning. It will probably take him a little more time to get trough the crowd, and change his sweaty shirt when he arrives at work.
Remember, you will always be a salesman, no matter how fancy your title is. - My ex girlfriend
13 minutes is nothing!
Lazy? I don't think a dislike for commuting translates to laziness whatsoever. If I could, I would close my eyes in the morning and instantly appear in my cubicle. Same for going home at night: just close my eyes and appear in my bed in my boxers sound asleep. There's absolutely nothing lazy about a dislike for spending time moving between locations.
During my internship I lived kiddie corner to my office... So about a minute and a half at most... And its not laziness, just extremely convenient...
*** This was San Diego not NYC so probably a bit easier to find such a prime location
What is a kiddie corner?
Old job was 25-30 minutes.
New job is about 10. I have to get in very early and even 15 minutes more of sleep is worth it.
Im amazed at how many of you live so close to the office. I thought 30 minutes door to door was close!
8 minute walk to station
15 minutes door to door.
yeah i know, its "kitty" corner... i admit, i fucked up royally on a message board...
**No wait, its the corner from where I watch little kids while sitting in my van :P
Close but no cigar, it's actually catercorner. Let me guess, you also say "for all intensive purposes"?
10 minutes door to door.
Hmm... ok fine, I will "except" your answer.
(changes tissue)
I guess I'm just bored with the posts... need to stop coming here.
Okay, I deserve to be called out on that one.
I agree that the quality of posts is not what it used to be.
2 hours door to door, if all goes as planned.
10 minute drive to train station 1 hr 25 mins on the train into Manhattan 5 minute walk to subway 15 minute subway ride downtown 5 minutes walk to work
Thats 4 hours a day
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