I drove 56 miles each way to work into Chicago for 15 years. Driving into Chicago you never know when you are going to get stuck in traffic for a long time. Having enough gas for that gets ingrained after a while. Plus in the Winter I always keep my car fueled because you never know what will happen.
Not to mention, there isn't much within 2 miles of my house.
Makes sense. If I weren't using Kroger points and/or they weren't so close, I'd probably do differently.