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Just speculating but I think it's because a lot places that have pits, built them when the building was put up. Most of the pits in a commercial setting are like a basement. There is a whole area you can't see under there that stores tools, oil, etc. If you just dug a narrow pit then you would need to keep having to come in and out of it for tools and supplies, making it really inefficient. More effort to keep clean as well.
Also pits are much more expensive if you consider the digging, reinforcing, outfitting, etc. . You can buy a commercial grade lift for $5k . Also most garages are put into existing commercial buildings that are designated for mixed use and generally not solely designed for automotive use only.
My dad and his brothers dug a pit in their garage when they lived in the UK because they worked on all the family cars. Literally a hole in a dirt floor garage. Looked like something out of a horror film lol.
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