That's not extreme. My commute is 30 minutes, and I find it relaxing. When I lived in the city I didn't have a car, so I had to ride the bus. Stand at the bus stop for 30 minutes (the bus is usually late). Sit in uncomfortable seat next to crazy looking guy. Stop every few hundred yards to drop off / pick up passengers. Take the longest route (buses have other places to go besides where you need to go). Wait for another bus if you have to transfer. And walk however far it is from the bus stop to your job.

Repeat process to get home.

It used to take me 2 hours each way to make a trip that would only take 20 or 30 minutes by car.