A LOT of people would merrily choose the 1-hour bike ride provided they won't get murdered by car drivers.

My aunt has both a car and access to perfectly reasonable bus routes, yet often choses to WALK multiple kilometers to work in the summer.

If you say there will never be buses near you, I presume you don't live in a city. If you did, I don't see why the city creating a bus line there wouldn't be possible.

For folks commuting from outside the city to inside, the best is a big car park outside the city next to a commuter train station. Make it frequent and reliable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchetti%27s_constant

People would in general change either their living place or place of work to be about a half hour's trip. That would take some time sure, but people mostly aren't going to bike an hour every day for many of the same reasons they don't drive an hour every day.

In a well designed urban society, cars will be the slowest mode of transport.

Trust me bro, we just need 1 lane only. Just one lane for cars, bro. And 6 lanes in each direction for busses and trains and bicycles.

i dont want people commuting to jobs everyday that are 10km away. i dont want that to be typical. just my thoughts on the matter

An hour ebike ride most days would be what I'd opt for. Doesn't matter if its like 100° and high humidity and a thunderstorm just means its a cooler bike ride.

In all honesty, I would probably drive in your situation, though I might invest in a folding bike/e-bike I can toss in the trunk. It's crazy how small those things are now! They had some Urtopias at the local bike shop last time I swung by, and I swear they fold up smaller than most adult scooters I've seen.

Fwiw my commute is about 35 min by regular bike, 25 by e-bike, 15 by car if the traffic is light (that's a big if), or around 45 by bus. E-bike is my preferred option.