A huge assumption in your story is that everyone has to have a one hour commute in a personal car between their home and office.
But I do work with people that have one hour commutes, each way. For them, that's 520 hours a year - or almost 3 MONTHS worth of working hours, just to sit in a car. And not all are blessed to have public transport - so that two hour commute means eyes on road and hands on the wheel.
We haven't even touched on things like fuel, tollbooths, vehicle maintenance, etc.
its funny cuz so many people think "oh ill leave early and beat traffic" that you are often better off waiting until like 6pm.
i still cant believe how many WV plates i see on 270 on any given work day. i hope i never end up in a commute like that
But I'm willing to do it 1-2 times a week if there is need. Some things are just better and faster to do in person. Brainstorming and onboarding new employees being the two big ones.