Flexibility is crucial when employees manage their work and family demands and their commute between home and work. The current study examined the direct and moderation effects of variables from multiple domains including work schedule control (work domain), childcare hours (family domain), and life satisfaction (overall life domain). The impact of the geographic context on work–family conflict was tested with two contextual variables that were generated with Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, where ‘absolute’ and ‘relative commute time’ were investigated in relation to work–family conflict. The participants participated in the National Study of Changing Workforce and completed an online survey on many work and family related variables. Results support the fact that commute time has an impact on work–family dynamics, that life satisfaction can influence this relationship, and that it is important to consider neighborhood in future research to better comprehend work–family interface issues. The study also highlights the importance of urbanization, relative and absolute commute time, etc. in impacting work–family conflict. Additionally, the study discusses the impact of COVID-19 on commute and one’s work–family dynamics. Future research directions are put forward to better understand work and family experiences in the post COVID-19 world.

当员工管理他们的工作和家庭需求以及他们在家庭和工作之间的通勤时，灵活性至关重要。目前的研究检查了来自多个领域的变量的直接和调节效应，包括工作日程控制（工作领域）、育儿时间（家庭领域）和生活满意度（整体生活领域）。使用地理信息系统（GIS）技术生成的两个上下文变量测试了地理环境对工作-家庭冲突的影响，其中研究了与工作-家庭冲突相关的“绝对”和“相对通勤时间”。参与者参加了全国劳动力变化研究，并完成了一项关于许多工作和家庭相关变量的在线调查。结果支持通勤时间对工作-家庭动态有影响的事实，生活满意度可以影响这种关系，并且在未来的研究中考虑邻里关系以更好地理解工作-家庭界面问题很重要。该研究还强调了城市化、相对和绝对通勤时间等在影响工作-家庭冲突方面的重要性。此外，该研究还讨论了 COVID-19 对通勤和工作家庭动态的影响。提出了未来的研究方向，以更好地了解 COVID-19 后世界的工作和家庭经历。该研究讨论了 COVID-19 对通勤和工作家庭动态的影响。提出了未来的研究方向，以更好地了解 COVID-19 后世界的工作和家庭经历。该研究讨论了 COVID-19 对通勤和工作家庭动态的影响。提出了未来的研究方向，以更好地了解 COVID-19 后世界的工作和家庭经历。