More than 40% of commuters would take a pay cut to work closer to home, a new survey has found.
The analysis revealed that the average journey time for some commuter belt counties is around 70 minutes.
The commuter survey was carried out by Kildare and Meath County Councils since the beginning of September.
Nearly nine out of ten commuters living in those counties would be very interested in working closer to home, with four out of ten willing to take a salary reduction to make it happen.
Additionally, almost two thirds of commuters are interested in changing jobs to work closer to home.
When it comes to commuting times, it takes 43% of those surveyed between an hour and an hour and a half to get to work, while it can take up to two hours for 12% of commuters.
Men tend to leave earlier than women to commute to work, with 16% heading off before 6am compared to 8% of women.
More than half of male commuters (53%) leave before 7am while this proportion stands at 45% for women.
64% of respondents living in Meath were unhappy with the cost of their commute, compared to 56% in Kildare.
Additional reporting by Kacey O'Riordan
