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by 0x77x66 1689 days ago
This source says 59 min (in japanese). https://www.athome.co.jp/contents/at-research/vol33/

one in english is here: https://resources.realestate.co.jp/living/average-work-commu...

This one is 45 min ... though that is all of Japan, not Tokyo specific.

btw, I think Tokyo is great. But I think these articles set bad expectations sometimes and I have met a few foreigners that were totally disappointed/burnt out when moving to Tokyo.

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> 39.5 minutes each way

Ok that makes more sense if it's the one-way commute. US average commute seems to be about 27 minutes one way, with public transit rates going much higher.

I'd probably still take the train commute because it's self-driving and can potentially just sleep on the train (as many do).