It may not be as traditionally tied to employment as before, but the distance to employment is still definitely a factor. The relative lack of meaningful local employment is the primary reason the TV area is being hit harder than SD, OC and LA.
With that said, I kinda like the TV/Murietta area. I’d much rather live there than in the San Fernando Valley or Palmdale or Victorville or San Bernardino or the Coachella Valley. Different strokes.