A new survey by two county councils have made the findings.
Over 40% of commuters would take a pay cut to work closer to home.
A survey by Meath and Kildare county councils also found the average journey time for some commuter belt counties is around 70 minutes.
Colin Donnery - general manager of FRS Recruitment in Tullamore and Roscrea - says flexible working hours offers new opportunites for companies:
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