I live in Coto de Caza, fairly far South in Orange County and It has never taken me over 2:15. That being said, if you have an 8:00am show you might want to get there by 7:00 so you aren't in the worst of rush hour. We recently bought a lot in Temecula with the intent of building a home, it is about 100 miles to LAX. I quickly came to the conclusion that traffic on th 91 would make this a commute that I didn't want to do so we won't move there until we are close to retirement. A lot of guys do th inland commute, but I would stay away from anything that has you on the 91. If you are looking for a larger property, consider places like Fallbrook and Bonsal, it's a long drive but it is on the 5/405.