Very true. I’m job hunting and realize that anything in a 40 mile radius is fair game. Furthermore, moving isn’t an option - first off we just bought our house, and secondly, my wife also has a job and her commute also has to be considered.
Looking back on my career I deeply regret thinking the same thing. All the lost hours, all the lost quality time that can never ne replaced. I wanted to work in a high wage area, and live in the country. Your situation may be different, but run the numbers carefully, and decide what you want to pay yourself for those uncompensated hours on the road.
At my retirement party, I said, "If I knew I was going to drive for a living, I would have joined the Teamsters and had better benefits.!" Everyone knew I meant it. It would have been cost-effective for me to take 20-30% less with a ten mile commute. I suppose it depends on what road or highway, but in my case it was true.