How are you privy to the reason the OP lives 30 miles from work? Perhaps he has other obligations, such as family, that require him to live where he does. Or

How are you privy to the reason the OP lives 30 miles from work? Perhaps he has other obligations, such as family, that require him to live where he does. Or perhaps the cost of living near OP's workplace is beyond his means. You assume too much.