Is 30 hours away too far to drive to work 4 days per week?

[Pinkgurlygirl]

Is 30 minutes too far to drive four days a week for work? I would be making $16 an hour and then $18 an hour. I would work 5 hours per day.

[Fireguy17]

It isn't bad.
Just figure what kind gas milage you get, the cost of gas and the miles driven.
Figure the miles driven we will say 20 miles each way, so 40 miles.
We will say your car gets 30mpg, so you divide 40 miles to and from work, by 30, your milage, and you get 1.33 gallons to go to work and back.
Take the 1.33 gallons and multiply that by your gas price, we will say 4.25 and that comes out to 5.66 a day to go back and forth to work times 5 days so it will cost you at those figures 28.33 a week to go back and forth to work, divide that by 16 your starting wage, you will have to work 1.77 hours to pay for your gas.
That doesn't count oil changes etc.
That isn't bad at all.
Those figures will very based on your milage and gas prices.
Plus it will ad a hour to your work day for your commute time.
Not bad at all.

[Anonymous]

Well 30 minutes in the city could be about 15 miles away but seems like a long drive when you say 30 minutes. But that’s due to traffic. I don’t think it’s too bad. I’d say figure out how much it cost you to go there for two weeks gas wise to see if it’s worth it or not. It may be worth it experience wise if you’re looking to move onto another job in the future that relates to this job. It just depends.

[purplepoppy]

Ignore Time. Calculate how much it will cost in fuel. It'll vary depending on speed and terrain. It's worth seeing if you can do more hours one day or avoid rush hour times

[FunkyMonkee]

It's impossible!! Do the math! You'll spend 240 hours a week on the road and a week only last 168 hours!

You'll be getting $64 to $72 a week pay and you'll be blowing at least twice that on gas!

[Pinkgurlygirl]

You obviously can't add.

[Pinkgurlygirl]

I meant 30 minutes not hours.

[FunkyMonkee]

You, obviously, can't write! 30 MINUTES is WAY different than 30 HOURS!!

[MTC29]

30 minutes is a more or less normal commute. I drove 20 minutes to and from my job for almost 30 years, but worked with guys who faced hour long commutes.

Only you know whether of not the money makes that daily drive worth it.

[NewsReader]

If it's convenient and your car does not use much gas then go for it.

[abc3643]

30 hours? Yes, that's impossible.
30 minutes? No, that's common.

[Drumlin2001]

30hrs? Yes. 30 min? Not really. Maybe think about a more fuel efficient car to save money

[Anonymous]

A lot of people drive that far, I would say that was pretty normal.

[Guy13]

It is for me...