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I have 2 offices, one about 38 miles away and the other a bit under half that. I have to split my time between them, spending more time lately at the one that is further away.

Commuting from the middle of the north NJ, northeast for the further away office and east for the closer one.

I got tired of the longer commute taking 1+ hours at "normal" time, so I now leave home between 4:30 and 5am. At that time the 37 mile commute takes a bit under 45 minutes. On the way home it takes 45 - 60 minutes, unless there is an accident or bad weather, then it can take MUCH longer.

(The few early hours at work allow me to respond more "real time" to the part of my company in Europe. and gives me some less hectic time early to actually get work done. Makes for a long day, though, since I still have to stay through at least normal working hours.)

For the closer office (17 miles), I still leave home very early, but not quite so early, and the drive takes 20 - 35 minutes in the morning and 30 - 60 minutes home.

I recently turned down a very attractive position in NYC because the commute would have been a killer - about 90 minutes to 2 hours each way (by mass transit - the quickest way). I can't really consider relocation at this time, and it wouldn't have helped that much anyway.

I've had longer commutes (in time, if not in distance) than I have now, and I found I just couldn't waste that much of my life.

I've been spoiled, too. For a brief times, I had jobs that were in the same town or in the next town over. 5 to 10 minute commutes. But that was too good to last, as the company "higher ups" decided to consolidate facilities and close that plant.