People in areas with no transit don't have to drive far. Lots of people at my office do drive 40-50 miles each way, but it's not because they can't afford the

People in areas with no transit don't have to drive far. Lots of people at my office do drive 40-50 miles each way, but it's not because they can't afford the houses that are 5 miles away (in perfectly pleasant neighborhoods, near the central area that most services in the region are located in). And then the cheaper parts of towns aren't bad either. People living in the outskirts of huge population centers are the ones driving far for economic reasons.