I don't know what part of the country you're in, but I almost always can find fast food, gas stations, and shipping shops to fill in routes.
If you can use apps on your phone, you're way ahead of me -- you can find some where you can use the apps on-site to complete reports. I would think that would make routes much easier, not facing all those reports when we get home. Alas, you were learning typing close to 30 years after I did....and I find learning this new stuff difficult.
Maybe you would find more shops if you were signed up with more MSCs?
I had a shop in a small town 100 miles away, and found 5 gas stations within 40 miles of THAT town; it'll still be a 300 mile round trip now, but at $90, $60, $60, and $60, worth it.
Those 5 gas stations are all with one company; I'm doing a hardware store, a fast food, and a shipping shop on the way there, too. All very quick, all bonused, all no (or very little) narrative.
And I think you're in luck, as this is the time of year that bonuses can get a little wild. So many shoppers take off for the holidays.
Best of luck.