As a commuter it will be painful… living in base is the key; I can aggressively pickup a SC assignment to get out of a trip… most commuters would rather be assigned a trip than a SC. As a commuter every SC you are assigned you will have to stay in a crash pad or hotel… so you’ll want trips. So you are probably not far off… as a commuter you’ll probably be sitting in a hotel on a trip or near the airport 15-18 days a month. I live on the east coast… global trips to Europe generally leave after lunch and through the evening… and return after lunch or early evening… commutable as long as not bad weather. I commuted for 9 months on reserve… I would aggressively pickup trips to stay away from SCs… thankfully lots of local pilots would pick up the SCs… so when I wasn’t on trip I’d be sitting LC. During this 9 months of commuting I paid for a total of 10 hotel rooms due to early departures or late arrivals… had to buy 2 to sit a SC assignment. What surprises me is the number of commuters who have double commutes because of air service at their home airport… that is crazy talk long term.