What trend is occurring in the Los Angeles area regarding where people live and work?

• A. Living and working in affordable housing in LA
• B. Working in metro LA and living inland 60 miles +/-
• C. A decrease in rush hour traffic congestion
• D. A decrease in the areas residential growth rate

Answer: (B)

People balance housing costs with access to jobs, so in sprawling metros you often see home locations spread away from where most jobs are concentrated. In the Los Angeles area, a notable pattern is that people live in inland suburbs—roughly 60 miles or so from the core—while working in the metro LA job centers. This means long commutes into the regional core, rather than living and working in the same local area. It reflects how housing affordability and land availability inland drives residents to live farther from central employment hubs while still commuting to the high-density job centers of the metro region. The other options don’t fit this real-world pattern: living and working in LA’s affordable housing locally is not the typical trend described, rush-hour congestion in LA has not been shown to decrease, and a simple decline in residential growth inland isn’t the trend highlighted by inland living paired with metro-area work.