A long commute can have severe impacts on a person's productivity, job satisfaction, mental health, and overall well-being. Research has shown that every extra minute of commute time reduces job satisfaction, leisure time satisfaction, and mental health. A 50-minute round-trip commute may not be worth the cost of a higher salary, with some studies suggesting that adding an additional 20 minutes per day to your commute has the same effect on your job satisfaction as taking a 19% pay cut. However, there are ways to combat the stress of a long commute, such as using your commute to mentally prepare for work, finding alternative transportation methods like biking or walking, making your commute more social by carpooling or striking up conversations with strangers, developing a morning routine, and considering flexible working arrangements as an employer. Ultimately, if you can't improve your commute, abandoning it altogether by finding a job that allows remote work may be the best option.