Nowhere in the US does an employer have to pay for commuting time. You do not get paid for time from home to the first stop of the day. You do not get paid for the last stop of the day to home. Assuming you are a non-exempt employee, you do get paid for drive time between jobs during the day. There is NO 30 minute rule or anything remotely related to it, in any US state. You don't have to be paid for your commute. Period.
And my normal, every day commute is 2 hours and ten minutes EACH WAY. And yes, I chose the work location and the home location. We can't relocate because of my husband's business and there's very little closer that needs people who do what I do. That doesn't mean is any less exhausting. So don't whine to me, any of you (I'm not singling anyone out here) about thirty minutes. Thirty minutes, pooh - I'd kill for a commute that short.