In May both AA and DL have evening non-stop flights on A321's from CLT arriving around 9:30pm local SLC. Everything else will be a 2 leg commute. Coming home AA has a redeye getting in around 6am, DL has a noon flight getting in around 6pm. So yes, commuting CLT-SLC will suck.

I have a neighbor that's in his 1st year with DL. He was PSA in CLT prior and still lives here in a rental house. He bid LGA/JFK and got a line in a couple of months. They don't have family in CLT but do have in Virginia and they also have a 3 month old first child.

The pilot got a crashpad in NYC but after a month or so wasn't using it so just went to hotels. He is also considering SLC since he has a brother with a young child in LAS although that's not exactly local. His wife prefers to stay in CLT but he doesn't want to be a permanent commuter. I told him just go for ATL, as someone mentioned lots of flights and a 4hr drive as a backup. I have a feeling his wife will win this one.