I used to commute from Redlands (60 miles east of LA) to downtown. I rode the Metrolink train. It cost $26 round trip and was 4 hours per day. This was better than driving which I also did. I could work on the train (Ruby on Rails, on Rails). However now I WFH which is far superior.

We did only pay $1450 per month for a 2bd/2ba townhouse though.