Is it okay to say, 'He usually commutes on foot and hence he always gets 10,000 steps by the end of the day'? Do commute and on foot match?
In my effort to get an answer to this question, I googled the phrase and received some not convincing material; I opened the dictionary and found no mistake in the phrase in question. Now I need to get some judgemental feedback from experts at English.
Best Answer
To commute is usually used to mean the action of going to and from work every day, with an implication that it is an appreciable distance, and that some form of transport is involved, such as car or train. "Do you live nearby?", "No, I have to commute."
However, you certainly can override the implications: "I'm so lucky, commuting only takes 90 seconds as I live above the shop."
Your example is perfectly fine, if slightly unusual.
The most ordinary way to say it would be: