What is the maximum amount of minutes your commute to work should be to maintain happiness?
This is consistent with other studies that show most people do not want a commute time of shorter than 15 minutes. I agree that around 15 minutes would be ideal. But how you commute seems to matter just as much as the length of time. The research clearly shows that people are happiest walking to work.
What is a reasonable commute time?
Most people don’t want their commute to be too long or too short. It turns out the scientifically determined ideal commute time averages out to be 16 minutes — not long enough to feel like you’re wasting time, but not too short so you can catch up on the news or the latest podcast.
How do I make my commute better?
If you face a long commute every day, here are seven tips to help turn your daily pain into something closer to contentment.
- Leave 15 minutes earlier.
- Don’t turn your long commute into a drag race.
- Be strategic.
- Tailor your environment.
- Pack snacks.
- Leave your car at home (if you can)
- Minimize screen-staring.
How many minutes extra is recommended to add to your commute time?
That’s why our strongest recommendation is to make the time to commute, even when you are working at home. A “virtual” commute, so to speak. Put 15 to 30 minutes on your calendar at the start and end of your workday to make a cognitive, emotional, and spiritual passage from home to work and back again.
How do you value commute time?
How to calculate the cost of a commute
- Determine the value of an hour of your time.
- Multiply that rate by the number of hours you’ll spend commuting per day.
- If you’ll be driving, multiply the number of miles you’ll be commuting by $0.58, which is the IRS’s standard mileage rate for deductible wear and tear as of 2019.