[shadowgovt]

I'm fairly certain we only see the family during the slices of time mom and/or dad have the to interact with the kids. "Rug Island" alludes to the notion that when Bandit goes to work, he may as well be going to a foreign country as far as the kids know.

[bombcar]

He goes on a work trip at least once, and the episode implies it’s not an abnormal situation.

At least twice he’s trying to get to work, so he doesn’t just work from home.