University walking commute, 20 minutes to an hour (route changed depending on whim) through interesting city neighborhoods, parks, etc.
Lasted 4-5 years (took a break mid-degree).
Grad school walking commute, very similar, different city. Lasted 4 years.
Employment walking commute, 40 minutes via bridge across an ever-changing river (ice, snow, ducks, geese, eagles, spring melt, greenery) then past a hideous mall and across a stupidly enormous traffic intersection, waiting in the -30 wind looking at solo SUV drivers poking at their phones. This commute got replaced by biking whenever possible--20 minutes to an hour, depending on route choice, on paths or side streets, whenever the ice was melted enough to ride. A daily mini-adventure. Lasted 28 years.
No car commute, no traffic hassles, no parking hassle, no commuting-car costs. Ever. (At various times I picked up a junky car for out of town trips, or rented cars here and there. Dirt cheap tho.) This meant that once the job got less fun in 2013, I could downgrade to part time 2 years later and bail in 2018. Done.
Meantime everyone said all along "yeah well you're lucky, you're fit and youthful and always in a good mood." True. Wasn't purely luck though.
If you can walk or bike, do it! Huge, huge benefit to quality of life, and savings. If you have to move, consider it seriously.