I would not take a job like that unless I absolutely had to. I currently work from home and I’m hoping to keep it that way. A short commute is good, but nothing beats no commute at all. :)

If you are in the US check to see if your state had a paratransit division. That may be what you want. Note that some services are better funded and staffed than others so you have to make sure they'd actually work for you with being on time etc. Good luck!

At one time I was able to, but Uber and Lyft have been raising prices for years. When the pandemic hit, the rates skyrocketed. I just read they are adding a gas fee now. It is insane! Last driver I had (about 2 years ago) said they only got 40% of the fare!

I do know that some counties are starting to provide discounts for people with disabilities, but I have only heard of one in Los Angeles.

Are you in the US?

In my state there is a state agency that provides funds toward transportation expenses for disabled, working people.

I don't know if the funds can be used for UBER, but I know people who have employed a driver (often a member of the family, or a friend) to drive them to and from work. Nobody has shared what the state pays for this, but it would be worth checking into, depending on where you live.

I'm in Ohio, and the agency here is Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities:

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Commuting to work is miserable even before you take into account the cost. I did it for several years, and all the while I thought I didn't like it. Then when I finally got to stop doing it I realised how much it was really messing up my life. I guess that 25 to 30 mile uber will take a good forty five minutes depending on what sort of route it is, if not more. That is basically what my old commute was and you have to figure that you're doing basically a whole extra day's worth of work every week, just to get to work. You don't want to do that and then pay top dollar for the privilege, that sucks.

I would definitely grind my teeth, do it and hang the expense if it was that or sit at home. Never ever just sit at home. Sitting at home leads to isolation, and more sitting at home. But knowing what I know now, I would work very hard to move closer, find a better job nearer to me, or somehow avoid commuting if I possibly could. Even if you could find someone who goes the same way who you could carpool with, I'm sure they'd be happy to split the gas bill with you. Or find someone who owns a Tesla and can drive around for next to nothing...

The cost of Uber was why I lost my last job. It would have cost around 50 a day for less than 30 miles round trip 4x a week. No thank you...

See if you can a move there or b find a job nearer home. It doesn’t always work this way I agree. The other option is if possible see if it’s really have to be far away whether you can work virtually or do a combo between 1 or 2 days in office and some at home.

My job is a couple towns over and when I quit driving last year I had to make a couple trips to the office. It was $50 a day. Not sustainable for an entire work week. Thankfully my company has declared that my department will not return to full time office work because now an Uber is $75 to get there and back. It’s only 8.5 miles from my house. Ouch.