I used to live/work in Phoenix. Lived about five miles from work.
The bus schedule was such it was almost faster to walk that distance.
That was when the bus was running on schedule.
Sometimes, it just didn't show up at all.
Five miles would be a real healthy walk! Bus, carpool, subway, train....point is, lots of people don’t NEED that extra car, or that extra job either. They just don’t put a high priority to economizing. How much time they actually spend in the house they went $300k in debt for, whether it’s worth it, that’s what they have to ask themselves, but they often don’t ask.