Originally Posted by
rms13
Things are all relative. I had to commute 35 miles each way for 2 weeks for training classes I was taking. In the Los Angeles area that was 2+ hours each way, about 5 hours in the car each day. I know people here that do that every day
And that is why I got the heck away from the LA area.
The OP does say his new commute would be 45 minutes, rather than miles, which suggests the traffic on the route is pretty consistent, whatever his distance is. And like you point out, it's the time that's the main factor, rather than the mileage (though that is a consideration).