They have kept working when and how they want near family and friends in the communities with which they are most familiar. They don't seem to have any desire to move to a retirement state. Retirement creates new freedoms, but there is no true freedom unless we have a realistic support system in place. Years ago, it was exciting when we moved to Florida. We and the children, who were in elementary school, thought it was a great adventure, and it was.
Young couples can move rather easily and create new roots for themselves.
They can adapt and establish new support systems. When we retire, we need to pause and consider before we move. A whole new and different situation develops, one we need to examine closely. I'm with older people each week who are away from their roots and families in their hometowns, the neighborhoods where they spent most of their lives and raised their children. We all have to consider our future support system and make plans accordingly.