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My husband has orders to NC and we will be moving to Broadmoor in Clayton this summer. He will be making a commute to Seymour Johnson and I am currently trying to figure out what direction is best for me to go towards, work-wise.
I have job opportunities at Ft Bragg, but is that commute too far? Would I be better off trying to find work in Raleigh or Cary?
We have two young children, so I will be looking to work a typical 9-5 and spending the least amount of time sitting in traffic, the better! Especially with us coming from Baltimore, MD area...I am TIRED OF TRAFFIC!
My Brother in law worked in Fayetteville and lived in Clayton (Exit 312). It took him about an hour.
Sister worked in North Raleigh. With traffic, it took her about 45 minutes. Without traffic, about 30 minutes.
Depending on what you do, you may be able to find work in Clayton or Garner. Those would be your closest options. Fuquay Varina may be a possibility, as well.
My husband has orders to NC and we will be moving to Broadmoor in Clayton this summer. He will be making a commute to Seymour Johnson and I am currently trying to figure out what direction is best for me to go towards, work-wise.
I have job opportunities at Ft Bragg, but is that commute too far? Would I be better off trying to find work in Raleigh or Cary?
We have two young children, so I will be looking to work a typical 9-5 and spending the least amount of time sitting in traffic, the better! Especially with us coming from Baltimore, MD area...I am TIRED OF TRAFFIC!
Any advice would be MUCH appreciated!
Well, since you said that you specifically are tired of traffic, heading toward Raleigh will be more traffic than heading toward Fayetteville. Yes, the commute will be longer to Fayetteville but you won't be stuck in traffic. That said, just the distance to Fayetteville alone might become tiresome really quickly, not to mention the miles you'll rack up on your odometer.
Over time, the route from Clayton to Raleigh or any points west on I40 is only going to get worse while a commute to Fayetteville is likely to remain fairly consistent for the foreseeable future.
I commute from Willow Spring (take exit 319) to the east side of Fayetteville 4x a week. It only takes 10 minutes from my house to the exit. If you are in Clayton, getting to 40 using 42 will take you a lot longer. The drive can be grueling and I have been doing it for 9 years. Satellite radio has been a must. My daughter is now 16 so she is less reliant on me and her father works from home. However, with two young children, you may want to rethink working an hour away from them. I still remember when my daughter fell off the monkey bars and broke her arm at school. Thankfully my work was only 5 minutes away at the time. Additionally, something to consider is that your children will likely have a lot of events that you will want to attend. You will need to factor in an additional hour of leave just to commute back home. Our situation has worked because my husband works from home and I have enough seniority to have a good amount of leave. I just wanted to share my 2 cents with you. Good luck with your decision!
Thank you everyone! I really appreciate the input! It has been weighing heavily on me for months. I'm an analyst, but not the type that has job opportunities everywhere. I would have to work at Ft. Bragg to continue my career, but I'm not sure the commute is worth it.
Given the responses, I'm definitely going to try to pursue other analyst type career tracks in locations closer to Clayton than Ft. Bragg is. My husband will be commuting an hour and I certainly don't like knowing that we will both be an hour away from our children (with no family around) in case of an emergency!
I live in the Cleveland area also and had a neighbor who commuted to Bragg who has since moved. He had a 45-60 minute drive and was no fan of it. He told me the routes he could and did take but I can't remember them.
Rt 40 traffic is like 695 traffic ten years ago if you are heading in the work directions and you will be. We are retired and going the wrong way during rush hour is a pain. There are ways to get around Clayton traffic if you go Jones Sausage but that has gotten just as bad. It all depends on accidents etc.
Although Fayetteville has a rough history, will you need to move again in a few years? If so, you might want to rent in Fayetteville
avoiding a nasty commute.
Do remember that fuel costs may just jump back to $4/gallon if something happens in the supply line.
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