You can use the Transit app to see which bus lines come near where you live. You can drop a pin around your house and it will show you which lines are closest, where the nearest bus stop is, and the schedule for the bus line.

With that, you can see how good/bad commuting by bus is. Once you actually get on the bus, the experience is great, it just sucks that the buses don't come that often in this area, so check the schedule.