> that people prefer working isolated from home Not everyone is an annoying extrovert with no empathy :) You can go to the office, I'll stay home. On a more s

> that people prefer working isolated from home Not everyone is an annoying extrovert with no empathy :) You can go to the office, I'll stay home. On a more serious note, commutes are longer and costlier in the US. And I think quite a few people simply moved house to cheaper (and further away) areas and it's not worth it to move back to within commute distance.