The average commuter spends over five full days just driving to and from work every year, according to new research. The poll of 2,000 employed Americans who commute to work via car found in a typical year, the average commuter will spend 580 minutes going back and forth from work and their home in a single month. In fact, because of their commute, a third of Americans are stressed out before they even get to work. The study, conducted by OnePoll in conjunction with Batteries Plus Bulbs, explored the driving dilemmas and disturbances associated with the average commute to work and discovered 27 percent often complain about their commuting woes. Seventy-six percent feel guilty whenever they show up to the office even slightly past their intended start time. That might be due in part to a quarter (25%) of those polled not thinking commuting issues are valid excuses to be late to the office. Over a quarter (26%) say their bosses aren’t very sympathetic about them showing up late to work because of car issues. According to the study you are officially “late” when you arrive six minutes past your start time.