The US tends to be a lot more spread out than Europe and the rest of the world. It seems like we’re also more likely to move long distances for jobs and the like.
I’m pretty close to most family, 10 to 40 minute drives for everyone that doesn’t live out of state
I moved over 1,000 miles away to escape the hellish politics of my home state. My family all hates the politics there, too, but not enough to up and move.