My job is literally 5 minutes from my house, thankfully. The wife, however, is around 10 to 15, depending on traffic. There's also about 10 stop lights between my house and my work, so that can start to catch up with your gas everyday. She drives a gas hog 2006 Ford Freestar van, I drive a gas hog 2006 Pontiac G6. I can't believe how much gas that little car slurps up.