# Analyzing My Commute Data to Find the Best Time to Go to Work

DevFeed: [Analyzing My Commute Data to Find the Best Time to Go to Work](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/analyzing-my-commute-data-to-find-the-best-time-to-go-to-work-40839.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mutto.fyi/posts/2023/07/analyzing-commute-data-using-google-api/>)

Published: 2023-07-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Mutt0-ds Notes](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mutt0-ds-notes.md>)

Topics: [Google Maps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-maps.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-cloud.md>), [Simulation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/simulation.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [google-cloud-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-cloud-platform.md>), [google-maps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-maps.md>), [simulation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/simulation.md>)

## AI overview

This article analyzes personal commute data using Google Maps traffic predictions and the Google Distance Matrix API. It simulates departure times in five-minute intervals across morning and evening travel windows, finding that the results generally align with the author's prior experience while noting seasonal traffic limitations.

## Source excerpt

When my commute buddy and I find ourselves stuck in traffic during our car journeys, we often daydream about finding the ideal route and...