For some definition of "good job", that's true everywhere. But I can see your actual point, which is that there aren't enough good jobs in / near #Buffalo, NY. (Nor my #SoCal hometown, either.)
True story: some employees of the agency are staying in #Sacramento and commuting two hours each way to and from work because they claim the town where they work is hostile to darker-skinned people.
@kai I think you should move to #SoCal. You've been really unhappy in #Buffalo, #NY, for several years. You'll never know whether a move to the #Los_Angeles area will improve your life unless you follow Uncle Jed to California. . Give it a decade. If you decide it isn't for you, you can move back to NYState with some different experiences and hopefully better financial resources.