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.
It's somewhat different. I'm trying to get into traditional retail banking and I can't necessarily pick the branch they want me at. I'm not going to work at Best Buy just for a shorter commute. There are banks 1 mile away and 30 miles away...gotta take the one that hires me, since so far, I have yet to even get a phone call.
Next week I have to travel to northern Virginia. I'll get to experience the daily steaming pile that my co-workers enjoy. The commute from the hotel is 15 miles and takes an hour. When I get near the building, I'll have to park in a building that is 8 blocks from the office, then cart my laptop on foot to the office. That was lots of fun last time on the ice and snow covered sidewalks. Working until at least 7 PM is a necessity to avoid just sitting in traffic for another hour. Some of my co-workers endure 3 to 4 hour commutes each way plus the crappy parking. Once at the office, the world becomes "cubicles" with inconsiderates A*holes conducting phone conversations with the speaker phone at max volume so everyone in an 80 ft radius has to hear both sides of the conversation. That's a far cry from working at my house. If I'm lucky, I'll be able to find a vacant conference room with a network connection. The only "perk" to this trip is access to a fully stocked Borders bookstore.