I see more and more people choosing to stay in the geographical area where their family is, if they can. The promise of economic advancement through geographical mobility that existed during the golden age of American corporations is pretty hollow now. You can move across the country for a great job, uproot your family, and two years later be laid off with nothing to show for it. The constant branch swinging from job to job in competitive industries without the support of the paternalistic old-style employment perks is just exhausting and not worth it. It’s also a lonely lifestyle where you never put down any roots.
My dad’s family has always moved across the US for jobs and opportunities for 150 years. My mom’s parents were immigrants. Whether it was a new farm, a new store, or a job with Cargill or IBM, you went where the work was. We are a far-flung bunch and rarely saw each other (I saw my grandparents maybe 2x year). There was never any expectation that you would live nearby the folks. We also never put down roots anywhere (except in a vaguely Midwest sense). But I feel very strongly that when I retire, I want to live near my adult kid and her family. I have hated being so far away from my own father as he ages.