Super-commuting: Good for your career, bad for your life? - MarketWatch
In the grand hierarchy of travel to and from work, there is commuting — that uneventful, possibly even pleasant ride to the office in a car, train or bus. There is telecommuting, via phone and Internet. And there is COMMUTING, of the all-caps, teeth-clenching, expletive-laced variety that makes people want to scream and throw things (but they can’t, because they’re in a monster traffic jam). But for a growing number of Americans, there’s also super-commuting, which has been defined as a commute that is 90 minutes or more (it is also sometimes defined as a commute that is 180 or more miles from home). Often, the super-commuter might spend most of the work week in the city their office is based, returning home on weekends. While many who brave such a setup are young and single, others are married or have families. Read: Are you a super-commuter? 5 ways to stay sane A 2012 study by New York University’s Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management found that Manhattan alone now h
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