Maybe employees deserve compansation for commutes,

If companies charge to have their workers commute to work locations to do jobs for them, then yes, they should.

Basically the flip side of the coin of, for example, a plumber coming out to your house to fix a leaky pipe charging you for him to actually come out to the house regardless of any work done when he gets there.

and maybe a company changing their in-office policy should include compensation to make up for the impact to the employees lives.

Well a company should make sure compensation is satisfactory enough for the best talent to do the best work for them.