Our 'commutes' are incredibly short. I spent 3 years commuting 1.5 hours or about 85 miles at least once a week to get my graduate degree. I always wanted to be one of those kids who could walk to school, so we chose our apartment location very specifically to be near my job and DH's university when we got married about 5 years ago. One of my favorite quotes: you're not stuck in traffic, you are traffic.
My commute by car: .7 miles or about 10 city blocks through our residential neighborhood and across a highway (one stop light), typically about 6 minutes, plus another 1 block walk from back of the parking lot to staff entrance, another few minutes. My commute on foot: .6 miles or about 8 blocks through my neighborhood, walking through a park with a lake, across a busy highway (has a pedestrian light), about 12 minutes. If I walk fast, it takes just about the same amount of time to walk or bike as it does to drive.
Bonus: I work at a public library and treat it as my personal library, so we rarely buy books, DVDs, etc. :)
DH's commute: 1 mile, maybe 10 minutes (two lights) by car or bike. Walking isn't a good option since he often isn't off work until midnight or later, and biking isn't always a good idea for the same reason. When DH starts grad school this fall, he'll be commuting about 1/2 a mile, or about 7 blocks.