When I was still working at Fort Belvoir, I figured out that public transportation would triple my commute time (which was already 45-60 minutes each way). After your post I worked out how much it would be if for my new job. I would have to get up at least 45 minutes earlier (which in the past has caused me to get sick within a matter of days - I seem to be at my limit for wake-up times), walk a mile to the bus stop (which would mean bringing a change of shoes and putting on my pantyhose at the office because walking that far in heels is hard on my ankles), and would cost me $2.40 each way (which is more than I spend on gas in a week, including weekends). So is it worth it? I don't know. I detest buses and I suspect being around that many people twice a day would stress me out far more than driving does. I don't even carpool because I use my commute as me-time.

Of course, driving doesn't stress me out. I'm on 66/50/29 every day but it doesn't bug me. Listening to audiobooks helps tremendously. Before then I was a rather impatient driver, but now that I have a book I'm enjoying, I'm in less of a hurry. If it's a good book, I actually look forward to my commute.

I was driven to school in the mornings (we were on the way to my dad's job, and I think they were more worried about us not getting to school on time) but I walked home in the afternoons. I wish I could walk to work. I lived two miles from campus in graduate school and walked everywhere. It took me about 40-45 minutes each way to walk, but the way it woke me up in the morning and cleared my head in the evening was wonderful. I miss it.