Why has it become so normalized traveling 1+ hours one way to work?

Like the title says. I know people living in Kortrijk or the Belgian coast who on the daily drive to Ghent for work.

Even I spend close to an hour one way commuting to work. Why has this become so standardized.

And on top of that I’m unable to find housing solution closer because no one will accept a single guy with a dog.

I’m a software developer and the only jobs matching my skillset in a 20 km radius have outdated practices like no work from home.