Aside from my first job in high school at a supermarket, every job I've worked required me to commute in from the “metro area”.
Come to think of it, usually the bosses and owners are the only people who can afford to live close by.
In an extreme case, I got a job but could only afford to live in an area with no public transit to the job. I ended up needing to lease a car just to get to work and really no other reason, which further ate into potential rent funds.