That sounds suspiciously close to "he should move closer to the southern California airport he's headed to or should quit the job that requires travel." I don't

That sounds suspiciously close to "he should move closer to the southern California airport he's headed to or should quit the job that requires travel." I don't think we know nearly enough about the writer or his situation (or his wife's job that might then require the reverse of that drive but 5-6x/week?) to entertain any such sentiment. I feel pretty safe though in saying that if you're driving Uber for extra income then you're probably not financially solid enough to uproot to save 3-4 gallons of gas per week. Edit: Yes, public transit could indeed be an option to/from Oceanside. Probably wouldn't add much more than an hour each direction, assuming that there are appropriately timed trains for presumably early and late travel.