How MUCH is your commute?

Aside from the possible psyclogical damage associated with spending an hour in traffic every morning for that commute, the monetary cost of a car is astronomical. It costs about $6000 per year to own and operate a cheap compact car. This is a quote from a few years back before the huge increases in the price of gas so that number is probably much higher now. Heaven forbid if you have to pay for parking, tolls, or ,what is becoming increasingly popular, pollution "taxes."