On Automattic's internal BuddyPress-powered company directory, we allow people to fill out a field saying how far their previous daily commute was. 509 people have filled that out so far, and they are saving 12,324 kilometers of travel every work day. Wow!
It’s a strong ecologic benefit but it’s also a really great way to improve your mental health and mood. A lot of commutes are quite stressful and not a great way to start your day.
Wow, if this were a commuter relay race then Automatticians would circle the Earth once every day!
Even more revealing may be the **time** saved from skipping our commutes.
30 miles in the Chicagoland area may mean 30 minutes, or 2 hours, depending on where you’re going. I do not miss my commute at all. 🙂
110% agree. I don’t miss the 8-10 hours I would lose every week to sitting in my car…
Wow. Thats great. I spend around 2.5 hours daily on commute which sums up to 50 hours a month. Damn.
I’m assuming these miles are round-trip, not one-way? If so, then 7,658 miles / day, if driven at an average of 23.6 MPG, is 324 gallons / day—wow!
My commute now consists of walking down the stairs, and that suits me just fine.
Commutes aren’t all bad if you do it right: a little exercise, a quick errand on the way home … 🙂 https://www.dropbox.com/s/l98io9aw0yvgkfh/IMG_9651.jpg?dl=0
Automattic. Undermining fossil fuel dependency one blog at a time…
Don’t miss working from home. So depressing and isolating. Not to mention never getting anything done.
It’s not for everyone!
Hey Matt, that’s a great insight although not surprising at all!
I rarely go out. I’ve saved thousands of hours, Philippine pesos (our currency), and kilometers by working from home (6 years now). I LOVE it so I’m spreading the good news about freelancing here in the Philippines! 😀
Hope you can visit our country (the Philippines) and work remotely here for a few weeks! Lots of popular and pristine beaches and mountains here.
Btw, thanks for your work in Automattic and WP. Been using WP for 4-6 years now.
That’s incredible. Remote work is such a blessing. No shortage of people who hardly see their kids all week because they’re crawling through traffic for two or three hours every day.