In fact, from where I live in Redwood City, it&#x27;s more like 4 miles by bicycle.<p>It&#x27;s not really a typical commute, but I think the point is more than fair -- if the author picked 2 far-flung locations, the probability of a match is typically going to be even lower.<p>That said, yes, there are common commute routes -- for example, more distance suburbs, which will have a number of commuters going to the same urban core(s).<p>But statistically speaking, the longer the journey, the less likely the commute match, given a general tendency to live closer to work rather than, say, 5 states away. Even in the US!