Comment by ted_dunning

The average one way commute distance in the US is only 14.4 miles and the median is around 9 [1]. The one way average commute time is about 27 minutes.

As such, I don't think that "most" commutes in US cities are 30+ miles and 45 minutes or more.

[1] https://truedrivingcost.com/articles/average-commute-distanc... Data sourced from US census data.