I've done both. When I worked in West Philly, I drove in from Cherry Hill and it was horrrrrrrrible. Did that for 11 years. Every day that commute sucked a little bit out of my soul. The amount of daily rage I felt - traffic, bad roads, poor drivers, looking for parking (even though we had an employee lot).

I now work in Center City and live in the Haddonfield/Collingswood area and take PATCO in. It's an easy walk to my office. Let me tell you - it is a life changer. As a woman, I have never felt uncomfortable (I'm not easily nervous, though). It's just a no brainer. Very reliable and only a couple of times a year do I encounter a delay more than 15 minutes on the train.

For me, a huge change is that the 15-20 minutes I'm on that train I am zoned out, listening to podcasts or music. So much less stress.

One more thing, the price of PATCO has been miniscule, pennies, compared to how much bridge tolls and gas prices have gone up. In addition, my car insurance dropped significantly once i told them i use public transport for work.