Walking to Work - How Far is too Far? (2024)

13y

It's really up to you - I did a 20ish minute walk to work to an internship in NYC, was perfectly fine, although some days if I you're running late in the morning you'll definitely be inclined to cab/train it. Of course at night, you can always get the car/cab depending on your shop's policy.

The big thing is whether you're personally OK with walking that long, weather aside.

13y

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13y

If your from New England you can tough it out. 20+ minutes is def is the limit. I assume the walk is a little over a mile and 1/4. I live 1 mile and it takes me 15 min. Now that the weather is nice it's a great walk. Winter sucked but if you have hat/gloves/scarf its really no problem.

I really want to bike to work but there is just no way for it to work out. Biking with work clothes is way too dorky. Could change at the gym but that would require pressed clothes there, which doesn't really work.

Also, how do people feel about the sneaker commute? It looks really comfy, but I think it should be reserved for women. Its way to 40 year old virgin esque for me.

13y

Cold weather, anything.

Warm weather, screw anything more than 15min or so unless you want to look like you were just swimming with the fishes.

13y

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13y

It depends...

In good weather, like these days in NYC, 20-min walk has no big difference from 10-min walk. You can even say that you are enjoying the nice weather outside a bit more. However, on a cold, windy and snowy/rainy winter morning, 10 more mins of walking can be a complete nightmare.

13y

Thanks for the replies so far.

The place I'm looking at should be a (1.1 miles) 1.8km-1.9km walk to work. I'm basing my walking estimates purely on Google maps.

For the bad weather situation, the place is almost 3 blocks from an entrance of an underground walkway ("PATH" for those in Toronto that are familiar).

The time issue is not huge, especially if the 20 minutes is an accurate estimate and the distance to the underground walkway distance doesn't raise any issues (eg. snowstorms, etc.).

Do you guys, as analysts, feel that 20 minutes is too long? Could the 10 minutes or so of extra sleep really be worth it? Or are there other benefits I'm missing out on?

Thanks.

13y

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13y

Best Response

I walked this summer (~20 minutes each way), and here are my two cents:

It's nice not having to take the crowded subways in the morning. It's hot, smelly, and downright disgusting during the morning commute. It's also nice to start the day with some fresh air and sunshine. Plus, you save on having to buy a monthly metro, which is something like $150 a month?

The downsides... I had to walk uphill to work and during the summer, it gets hot. I really dislike sweating in my work attire, and changing into work attire at work is a hassle. Sometimes, you wake up late and the last thing you want to do is have to walk 15-20 minutes, so you end up cabbing it. That could add up to be pretty costly. Not only that, but cabs aren't exactly easy to snag in the morning around midtown.

This was during my internship, so I can't speak to what walking would be like over the winter, but I say try to live as close as possible to both your workplace and a convenient subway line. That way you have options in the morning.

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