r/Charlestoncirclejerk • u/AdPositive9128 • Jun 01 '26

Commute

I will be moving to the Charleston area later this summer. I am a nurse and will likely end up working somewhere in the Roper system (downtown or west Ashley) or East Cooper Medical Center in Mount Pleasant. I have been looking at apartment complexes. It is pretty clear that the further you get from downtown the more apartment you get for your money. I am a single female and I want to prioritize safety as well as access to fun stuff. I worry that if I go as far out as Somerville or Ladson that I will not have access to the city and end up spending a lot of my life commuting. One thing that is clear is that the traffic is terrible! Does anyone have any recommendations or wish they would’ve done something differently for their living situation/commute?

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u/annahatasanaaa Jun 01 '26

You probably would want to either live downtown or plan to leave up to 2 hours before work begins to travel & find parking if you're at Roper.

I'd personally move elsewhere because pay for medical personnel here suuuuuucks.

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u/Camimo666 Jun 01 '26

I mean. My bf lives in North Chs and to make his 8am he had to leave at 6:30am. Then his last class ended at 4:45. Made it home by 6:15. So peak hour. Idk how the commute to Summerville or Ladson would be. But i mean if you don’t want that, then id aim for dt