I think that's an astute observation. For families, even one hour of commute can be too much (depending on the job and details of childcare facilities) and peop

I think that's an astute observation. For families, even one hour of commute can be too much (depending on the job and details of childcare facilities) and people that have to show up every day (usually lower-wage positions) cannot make this work at all. This means that the two-hour commute will have some filtering effect. towards professionals that can work from home or maybe earn enough to support a family from a single income. That effect will be even more aggravated if the two hours do not include the way from and to the train stations. So it's easy to see that the effect on the receiving city can be quite pronounced.