There are lots of reasons someone would not want to leave their current desperate circumstances for another location. People have family and social support netw

There are lots of reasons someone would not want to leave their current desperate circumstances for another location. People have family and social support networks which won't make the transition. Sometimes even finding transportation is a barrier. Fear of the unknown can also be very strong. Hopelessness can make one believe that no amount of effort will fix the situation, and that moving to a new area will do no good. And some people just... give up. It's so easy to get caught up in our struggles that we forget to look for a way out. Personally I've moved many times - since I was a child my family moved every three or four years. We all have the wanderlust. Some of it was for education, some of it was for new jobs, and honestly sometimes it was because we wanted a change of pace. I have a hard time fully comprehending it but I've met many people over the years who are born, and will live, retire, and die in the same town where their parents did the same.