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Commuting in Morrow County, Oregon: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Morrow County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Morrow County spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 175 hours, about 7.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 4% more time on the road than the Oregon average of 20.1 minutes each way, a difference of 0.9 minutes.

Morrow County holds about 0.3% of Oregon's population and accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Morrow County would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,175 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Morrow County 21.0 min 42.1 min 175 hrs/yr $5,437 264
Oregon 20.1 min 40.3 min 168 hrs/yr $5,203 967
United States 22.4 min 44.8 min 187 hrs/yr $5,790 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Oregon Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Oregon
  1. Lake County (7.7 min)
  2. Harney County (8.6 min)
  3. Baker County (8.9 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Oregon
  1. Columbia County (31.7 min)
  2. Clackamas County (23.9 min)
  3. Polk County (22.2 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Morrow County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 21.0 minutes to get to work in Morrow County. That's 6% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Slower than 80% of counties in Oregon

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 05:00 AM – 05:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by walking. About 3.2% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Morrow County

  • Car: 87.7% unusually high
  • Walked: 4.6%
  • Worked at Home: 3.2% unusually low
  • Other: 2.7%
  • Public Transportation: 1.8%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Morrow County, versus 0.2% in Oregon.

Driving is 20% more common in Morrow County than the Oregon average (87.7% vs 72.9%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Morrow County, versus 0.1% in Oregon.

Working from home is unusually rare in Morrow County: 5.9 times less than the Oregon average (3.2% vs 19.0%).

Biking is essentially absent in Morrow County, versus 1.3% in Oregon.

Commute Mode Trends in Morrow County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Morrow County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show commute mode data by year
Year Car Walked Worked at Home Other Public Transportation Taxi Motorcycle Bicycle
2009 87.7% 7.5% 3.2% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2%
2010 89.5% 6.2% 3.9% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2%
2011 89.2% 6.4% 4.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2012 89.9% 6.0% 3.6% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2013 90.2% 5.2% 3.2% 1.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 89.0% 4.9% 4.5% 1.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2015 87.7% 4.1% 6.7% 0.9% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 89.0% 3.5% 6.1% 1.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2017 88.8% 3.1% 6.0% 1.7% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2018 91.2% 2.3% 5.4% 0.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2019 92.2% 2.2% 5.0% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2020 94.1% 2.6% 2.7% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 91.1% 2.8% 4.0% 1.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 88.6% 4.0% 5.0% 1.5% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 87.9% 4.1% 4.4% 2.2% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 87.7% 4.6% 3.2% 2.7% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2020 at 94.1%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 87.7% in 2009 and 87.7% in 2024. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.

Public transit gained the most ground in Morrow County: its share of workers rose from 0.0% in 2009 to 1.8% in 2024, up 1.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 7.5% to 4.6% of workers (down 2.9 percentage points).

Public transit overtook riding a motorcycle to become the 5th most common choice in the 2011 release and has stayed ahead since.

Working from home peaked at 6.7% in 2015 and has since fallen back to 3.2%.

Commute Start Times in Morrow County

  • Early BirdThe earliest start among Oregon's 36 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 6:52 AM.
  • Dawn PatrolThe highest share of pre-6 AM departures among Oregon's 36 counties: 32.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
  • Rush-Hour DodgersThe 2nd-lowest share of rush-hour departures among Oregon's 36 counties: only 35.6% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
  • Earlier AlarmsThe 2nd-biggest shift to earlier mornings among Oregon's 36 counties: the typical start is 17 minutes earlier than in 2009.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Morrow County?

The bars show when commuters in Morrow County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Oregon for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
10.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
12.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
9.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
12.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
7.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
10.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
10.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
7.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
1.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
1.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
0.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
9.2%

Morrow County Oregon Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Morrow County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 12.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 7.6% across Oregon. Early starts are more common than in Oregon: 32.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.7% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Oregon: 35.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.3% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.7%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Morrow County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Morrow County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Morrow County next to Oregon and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show typical departure times by year
Year Morrow County Oregon United States
2009 7:09 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:08 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:14 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:09 AM 7:42 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:06 AM 7:42 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:06 AM 7:42 AM 7:39 AM
2015 6:55 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2016 6:46 AM 7:40 AM 7:38 AM
2017 6:49 AM 7:40 AM 7:38 AM
2018 6:48 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2019 6:49 AM 7:38 AM 7:37 AM
2020 6:48 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2021 6:51 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2022 6:58 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2023 6:48 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2024 6:52 AM 7:42 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Morrow County were on the road by 6:52 AM, 17 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:09 AM). That goes against the trend across Oregon, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Morrow County now leave 46 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Morrow County has moved 3 minutes later.

How does Morrow County's commute time compare?

Metric Morrow County Oregon US Average
Avg. Commute Time 21.0 min 20.1 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 05:00 AM – 05:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 3.2% 19.0% 15.0%
Walked 4.6% 3.3% 2.4%
Public Transit 1.8% 2.2% 3.2%

The average commute time in Morrow County is 21.0 minutes, longer than the 20.1 minutes in Oregon.

1.8% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.2% in Oregon. 4.6% commute by walking, higher than the 3.3% in Oregon.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Morrow County, OR Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Morrow County, OR is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 12,300 residents against a local median of 7,208. The measure that sets Morrow County, OR apart most is work from home: 3.2%, 74% below the local median of 12.1%.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 21.0 min against a local median of 13.0 min, 62% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 62% above the local median it puts Morrow County, OR at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 13.3% on work from home, so Morrow County, OR sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Morrow County, OR has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Morrow County, OR 12,300 21.0 min #6/6 3.2% #6/6 6:52 AM #1/6
Gilliam County, OR 1,969 11.8 min 6.6% 7:34 AM
Wheeler County, OR 1,484 13.0 min 19.9% 7:37 AM
Benton County, WA 212,794 18.2 min 12.9% 7:19 AM
Umatilla County, OR 79,928 16.0 min 7.1% 7:17 AM
Grant County, OR 7,208 11.3 min 12.1% 7:01 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Morrow County, Oregon.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Morrow County, Oregon?

Commuters here spend an estimated 175 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,437 at a typical national wage. That's 4% more than the typical Oregon commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Morrow County, Oregon?

Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Morrow County, Oregon. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 05:00 AM – 05:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How do commute times compare across counties in Oregon?

Among counties in Oregon, the shortest average commutes are in Lake County (7.7 min), Harney County (8.6 min), Baker County (8.9 min). The longest are in Columbia County (31.7 min), Clackamas County (23.9 min), Polk County (22.2 min).