I work in the FiDi in San Francisco and live 40 miles away, on the hills above Stanford. I've spent a lot of time trying to engineer my commute in order to not be one of those people spending two hours per day in a single-occupancy car, unable to read or work.

I failed. If you value your time at more than $11.25 per hour, commuting by car in the Bay Area is *the most economical choice*. Here are my numbers.