Behind the clickbait headline is a simple conflation of something that's net bad (commuting) with its one redeeming factor (change of environment). Here's the implicit argument:

1. We thought commutes were bad because all the studies say so.

2. But actually, our mental health got worse when the pandemic kept us cooped up inside.

3. So bring back the commute!

The sensible inference here would be that the commute is bad, but being stuck alone in the same place with no breaks staring at Zoom all day is worse. If so, then the ideal scenario would be one of the following:

- Office with minimal commute

- Home office with regular breaks, walks, outside exposure, human interaction

Of course, since this point would be both obvious and correct, it would not be publishable; instead we have provocative and wrong.