The data seems to imply that remote work is letting high paid workers move from the coasts to smaller cities, not rural towns. The persistent low prices of houses in rural America certainly backs this up. Meanwhile home prices in small cities are skyrocketing.

> Like what? Many amenities and services have been moving to the at-home or online model for decades - arcades, movies, shopping, car buying, telehealth, etc. It seems there should be less reliance on physical amenities now than in the past.

My parents town’s nearest major store is a Walmart 45 minutes away. There is a significant difference between “we need less amenities now” and “we need no amenities”. Committing to an hour and a half drive for anything Amazon can’t deliver is sub ideal.