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Cost of a big mac in oil towns7/3/2023 ![]() Here’s a graph of what that commute costs each month at varying prices of gasoline and vehicle MPG figures: I realize that many suburbanites drive farther than this, and that some drive shorter distances, but it’s an easy number to work with. However, to the extent that it is a problem it won’t result in the abandonment of suburbia-rather, it will act as a catalyst to reshape the economic structure of suburbia.įor the purposes of this article, I’ll discuss the hypothetical suburban commuter who drives 10 miles to and from work 22 days each month. I think this is also the least problematic. ![]() The first thing that comes to mind when people discuss peak oil and suburbia is the massive amount of gasoline used to commute to and from work.
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