No matter how you wish it...
38 miles each way, approx. 2/3 of those Santa Clara County job employees have to go, daily.
That is 38 X 2 = 76 miles MINIMUM per day, no store trip or friends / or relatives, just home to work and back.
I've seen (clever) maps made by a troublesome fellow (too political), maps to show;
Relative RENT, for 1 bed apartment, vs. distance (to INTEL, at the time...it doesn't matter). That map-diagram showed the extreme value, in matters of personal time, vs. cash 'equivalent' of shortening commute. We are taking about market forces, here, and that personal aspect weighs heavy, on individual choices...i.e. a 'distance tolerance' effect, while many of those / us commuting sort through the options.
But, yeah, better give up on that ideal, 30 mile total (daily).