That means a 45 min long trip each day to work. Hopefully you have a shower and clothes change, I'm assuming very fast driving here. Otherwise 2h each averaging

That means a 45 min long trip each day to work. Hopefully you have a shower and clothes change, I'm assuming very fast driving here. Otherwise 2h each averaging "comfortable but fast" 10 mph. (silly units) Good luck trying to actually hold such an average. Dependents will be a major problem in such a scheme, adding another 2 hours. Unless there is a good bus connection, give it half an hour then. (those are not free but still inexpensive) Libraries put even more pressure on transportation. It should be cheaper to use a mail order service. Heck, even for bigger groceries. These are costs all hidden in plain sight. Everything takes a lot of time in the US if your mode of transport is not a car. Now to own a cheap used car also has costs. And a poor person cannot afford a cheap modern car, used car market is full of landmines and a poorer person cannot afford even one failure in this regard.