A 61-year-old janitor has revealed how he walks 35 miles to his night shift job so he can afford to provide for his sick wife . Steven Simoff works at the Lakeside Casino in Osceola , Iowa , but lives in Davis City , more than six hours on foot down the bleak Interstate Highway 35 . In order to get to work for his 11pm shift he leaves his home at 3.30pm and walks alongside four lanes of thundering traffic in sun , rain , wind or snow . Scroll down for video . Feet of endurance : Steven Simoff works as an overnight janitor at Lakeside Casino in Osceola , Iowa , but lives in Davis City , Iowa - 35 miles away . To get to work for his 11pm shift he leaves his home at 3.30pm . Devoted husband : Steven Simoff kisses his wife , Renee , goodbye . 'You 've got to keep your job ' , he said . Simoff lives with his wife , Renee , who receives Supplemental Security Income and their 22-year-old grandson , Steven , who is currently unemployed . Money has been tight since Renee suffered a stroke nine years ago . She has also had a couple of heart attacks . Earning $ 9.07 an hour in his casino job , Simoff says his family ca n't afford to live closer to work because their rent in Davis City is just $ 400 per month . Simoff owns a 2002 Ford Windstar minivan , but says he can rarely afford to buy gas for it . 'First of all , when you got a family , and you 've got a job , you 've got to be able to support your family . And you 've got to keep your job — the most two important things I can think of , ' he told the Des Moines Register . Simoff 's daily trek beats that undertaken by James Robertson , 56 , from Detroit who received a $ 350,000 from a GoFundMe campaign and a new Ford Taurus after his plight received national media attention . Although Simoff 's journey is longer , he told the Register that he can typically catch a lift three out of five days . He works Thursday-to-Tuesday and says that Sundays are typically the worst for trying to catch a lift . His frugal approach has its drawbacks , however - he has to buy a new pair of shoes every two months . Different generations : Steven Simoff with his grandson Steven ( left ) . Money has been tight since his wife Renee ( right ) suffered a stroke nine years ago . She has also had a couple of heart attacks . Going the distance : The extent of Simoff 's commute is made clear compared to the scale of Iowa . On average Simoff spends nearly four hours a day walking to work . 'It all depends on weather and what people feel like that day , if they 're going to stop and pick you up , ' he said . On his way home , Simoff is able to hitch a ride most of the way home with a co-worker who lives in Leon , leaving him eight miles to walk . 'He 's trying to earn a living , ' said Emil Segebart , who has been giving rides to Simoff for a decade . 'That 's how I look at it . You 're trying to earn a living and doing what it takes . And this is what it takes . ' Once in work Simoff has to spend his eight-hour shift on his feet cleaning the casino , except for two 15-minute breaks and a half hour for a meal . Despite his advancing years he says he 's never been injured while walking to work and the only medication he takes is the occasional aspirin or Tylenol . 'If I do n't get to work , ' he said , 'bills do n't get paid . As long as my two feet are good and my health is good , I do n't think I 'll change . ' Hard work : Once at the Lakeside Casino Simoff spends his eight-hour shift on his feet cleaning overnight . Sympathy : James Robertson , 56 , from Detroit , received a $ 350,000 from a GoFundMe campaign and a new Ford Taurus after his plight received national media attention .
James Robertson is an overnight janitor at Lakeside Casino in Osceola , Iowa . But he lives 35 miles away in Davis City , down bleak 4-lane Interstate 35 . To get to work for his 11pm shift he has to leave his home at 3.30pm . Once at work he spends his eight-hour shift on his feet cleaning casino . A friend and co-worker drives him home in the morning after his shift . Trip beats 21 miles of Detroit 's Steven Simoff , who was given a car .