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My wife and I are moving to the Charleston area in January. She accepted a position in downtown Charleston. I will be starting a new job at Parris Island. I am curious if anyone makes the commute from Charleston to the Parris Island area on a daily basis? Yes I do realize it is about 75 miles (I commute around 50 now).
Are there any places more centralized places to live?
It looks like commute times may be just as long for my wife with the traffic going in and out of Charleston at rush hour times.
Assuming you live in northern West Ashley then it's basically a straight shot along HWY 17 for both of you. As far as time goes i've got no idea but it really wouldn't surprise me if commute time is somewhat similar.
Your's to PI will be dramatically easier. The closer you get to PI, the worse it's going to be for her.
I'd agree with that though your drive to PI will still take longer. Even coming from around Bees Ferry and 17 her drive would probably be less than 45 min. Albeit, they won't be a pleasant 45 minutes but still a lot shorter than to PI. What time would you be leaving for PI? If not during rush hr, Johns Island might be an option but you won't want to go through the Main and 17 intersection during rush hr.
If your wife can shift her drive in time just a little off rush hr, it gets much better on 17 or 61 going into town. When I used to drive my daughter to school downtown from Folly Beach, we would go in early and eat breakfast downtown to avoid rush hour traffic.
It's over a hundred miles to PI from Charleston. There's no commute from anywhere in Charleston to downtown that would take longer than his drive to PI, you guys are crazy.
To be honest,I think you guys played yourselves by taking jobs 150 miles apart. There is no middle town worth living in, except maybe Ravenel, but that still leaves both of you with miserable commutes.
It's over a hundred miles to PI from Charleston. There's no commute from anywhere in Charleston to downtown that would take longer than his drive to PI, you guys are crazy.
To be honest,I think you guys played yourselves by taking jobs 150 miles apart. There is no middle town worth living in, except maybe Ravenel, but that still leaves both of you with miserable commutes.
According to Google, it's actually 75 miles from downtown charleston to PI. It's no doubt a long commute from WA, but it's not 100 miles.
It's over a hundred miles to PI from Charleston. There's no commute from anywhere in Charleston to downtown that would take longer than his drive to PI, you guys are crazy.
As LH said, MUSC to PI is exactly 75 miles. Driving the opposite direction of traffic, OP will be able to make great time. On any given day, traffic into MUSC can be a total nightmare. YMMV.
I would move closer to my wife job. Your commute will be easy. Hers will involve more traffic during peak times. During peak times for you will be the opposite of where traffic is going.
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