I applied for a gas station

And when i went for the interview, they did some stuff then sat down with me then proceed to tell me that the website said for where we are at rn but they are sending people to a different town 2 hours away, i explained why i cant because im getting a job to get my own car and they proceed to get upset and left, why are they allowed to do that? I cant drive 2 hours and ik alot of people cant as wel