How do you survive a 2 hour commute?

If you face a long commute every day, here are seven tips to help turn your daily pain into something closer to contentment.

1. Leave 15 minutes earlier.
2. Don’t turn your long commute into a drag race.
3. Be strategic.
4. Tailor your environment.
5. Pack snacks.
6. Leave your car at home (if you can)
7. Minimize screen-staring.

Is it worth commuting over an hour to work?

A study by the University of West England found that adding 20 minutes to your daily commute has the same negative effect on job satisfaction as receiving a 19 percent pay cut. In fact, every extra minute commuting lowered satisfaction with their job and leisure time.

What is a good commute time?

When researchers asked participants what their ideal commute time would be, they discovered that most people requested it to be at least 5 minutes long.

What’s the longest commute to work?

Midas sponsored an “America’s Longest Commute” award in 2006. The winner, from Mariposa, California, drove a 372-mile roundtrip (about 7 hours) to and from work in San Jose each day.

What is normal commuting distance?

Commuting area also called area of intended employment. There is no rigid measure of distance which constitutes a normal commuting distance or normal commuting area, because there may be widely varying factual circumstances among different areas (e.g., normal commuting distances might be 20, 30, or 50 miles).

What is considered an extreme commute?

Extreme commuting is commuting that takes more than daily walking time of an average human. United States Census Bureau defines this as a daily journey to work that takes more than 90 minutes each way. According to the bureau, about 3\% of American adult workers are so-called “extreme” commuters.

How to survive your commute to work?

Taking the train instead of driving can result in less stress and a better mood.

Doing puzzles or reading a book can keep you alert and ready to work.

Meditating allows you to feel more centered and relaxed when you are starting or ending your work day.

Learning a new skill,technique,or language can help you feel more motivated and productive.

What is the average time to commute to work?

The average American’s commute to work is 25.5 minutes each way, according to a report in USA Today. That’s about 51 minutes a day getting to and from work, or about 204 hours a year spent commuting.

How long of a commute is too long?

The average American commutes at least 25 minutes to work, which doesn’t seem too bad in the grand scheme of things. However, other people commute more than an hour – even two hours – just to get to the office. Yet some people don’t mind the long commute and think it may help them unwind.

Are two-hour commutes normal?

The answer to your letter is that you and your boyfriend are both right-a 2-hour commute is normal, if on the extreme end of normal, and it’s also exhausting and bad for your health and nobody would think you were being unrealistic if you gave that as a reason for looking for a new job.