Working from home may be appropriate when conducting independent study with the need for an undisturbed working environment. However, drawbacks are also acknowledged, such as there is no distinction between living and working environments.

Commuter trips have grown a third longer in the last ten years, and there is some concern that home working may encourage some people to work further away from their place of work, therefore reducing trips but increasing miles driven. Organisations using this TravelWise method need to monitor the effect on car commuting distance, to ensure they are not exchanging fewer trips for more miles.