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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Honestly, what do you think my chances are to become a tenure-track prof with limited geographic availability?

I'm finishing a PhD May 2020 in environmental engineering. My spouse as of next-month and I want to move back to our home state of (southern) California to be near our family and parents. We currently live in NY. I want to pursue this academia biz but I am placing geographic limits on it. My PhD is at an R2 school, I have 2 publications, with 2 more coming this year. At a glance there are only few labs that align with my field/subfield that I could apply for post-docs in Los Angeles/Orange County. Honestly, my biggest fear is that when we move back, I'll struggle and put us under financial stress as I try to find a post-doc or adjunct positions. Is this an unnecessary risk that I am subjecting myself to? I could also find a fulfilling career in industry. If I go full-force into trying to find tenure-track positions, is that too unbalanced -- where I'm trying too hard towards an unrealistic "dream" career? I'm realizing now that this is half rant/half advice-seeking and hope it's not coming across too annoying/naive/half-baked ideas.

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Edit: Thank you for the responses everyone! You've given me some things to think about.
gpt
Well, restricting yourself geographically is definitely going to make it harder, no doubt about it. So yes is the answer to that question. Are you never going to get a postdoc/position in your area? Maybe. Should that stop you trying? Certainly not, but I’d have a backup plan for while you’re searching and if you give up searching. You’re going to have to be a lot more patient than if you had the whole of the country/world to look for a job. 

So that’s the reality of it - good luck!