They have to work in the gig economy, and there's a subplot about whether the old lady who lives next door is actually Sauron.
"Read my badge dude. My name is Alan. You want Mayo on this sub or not? C'mon man. There's a queue."
"LEGOLAS! Frodo was here again! He has sold us some of his finest hobbit leaf!"
"Gimli, this is dried banana skin. Again. You need to stop letting him in."
Legolas gets FURIOUS about this at first, then there's an episode where the orc starts spotting Gimli on the weights, they become friends, and everyone learns a lesson about judging based on appearance.
That's shown in short flashbacks over the course of the season.
Gimli frantically gestures at him to turn them off. Legolas looks confused. Gimli gestures more.
Then there's a cheerful knock.
"Bombadil" Gimli sighs
The DMV worker is the Mouth of Sauron and keeps finding excuses petty reasons not to give him one.
But no one believes him. Not even Gimli.
IT'S CANON. READ THE APPENDIX.
"They can't possibly afford a Brooklyn two bed on their salaries. This show is so unrealistic"