Quality of Life Pushes Some Commuters Farther From Work: Study

Although still a small percentage of all business commuters, more people are traveling longer distances to get between their homes and jobs today than before the pandemic, according to a new study from Stanford University. The reasons, though varied, tend to focus on quality of life.  “COVID changed the mindset of those who wanted to be farther away from other people,” Zach Kopinski told The Epoch Times. Mr. Kopinski recently moved further away from his job at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, to enjoy a new home with more acreage. “I live in a small town of 168,000 people. I now drive five days a week a lot farther because of what my wife and I really wanted out of life and where we wanted to live,” Mr. Kopinski said....