That requires that you work somewhere that you'd want to live, though. A few hundred thousand people work in midtown manhattan, but it would be a miserable place to live. The subway isn't great, but commuter rail is pretty pleasant.
Commuting 10 miles each way in LA traffic is definitely the worst commute I've ever had!
Commuting 10 miles each way in LA traffic is definitely the worst commute I've ever had!