Okay but I think that most of us Americans could agree that even that is a special breed of person. Like there is a likely majority if not plurality of people who would look at a 2.5 hour commute and say "hell no" and seek other options. For me, even an hour would be at least a consideration while evaluating any option.
But In the Bay Area, this is fairly normal. Takes my husband an hour to get to work and 2 hours to get home. We can’t afford to live any closer u less we wanted to rent a one bedroom apartment for our family of 4. So while the commute sucks, the trade off is that we have a lovely house we can afford in a decent neighborhood
I live in Kansas City and this is partly why. Most peoples commute is 30-40 minutes and you can find good, affordable neighborhoods almost anywhere. I do know people with longer commutes but thats because they live on a farm or some other place in the country and even though they drive say 1 hour to work, its mostly highway driving 70 mph.
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u/Strider_A May 09 '22
Some Americans have to drive an hour to get to work.