Most Home Buyers Seek to Boot, or Reduce, the Commute

Majority of renters, buyers and sellers want to cap commuting time at 30 minutes.

The nation's renters, home buyers and home sellers overwhelmingly agree on one thing: They want no more than a half-hour commute each way, according to the most recent Zillow Group Consumer Housing Trends Report.

Many also choose to find or create a home that enables them to avoid the twice-a-day slog altogether by working from home at least some of the time.

The daily commute weighs heavily on home buyers' decisions. Almost two-thirds (62%) of employed buyers said their commute to work or school -- whether by car, bus, train, bicycle or on foot -- was very or extremely important in their decision about which home to buy. A similar share of renters (57%) said the same when deciding where to sign a lease.