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Commuting in Redmond, 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 Redmond: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Redmond spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 171 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% more time on the road than the Oregon average of 20.1 minutes each way, a difference of 0.4 minutes.

Redmond holds about 0.6% of Oregon's population and accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Redmond would save about 69 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,125 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)
Redmond 20.6 min 41.1 min 171 hrs/yr $5,313 1,594
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.

Redmond Commute Map

On average, it takes 20.6 minutes to get to work in Redmond. That's 8% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 13.7% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Redmond

  • Car: 81.6%
  • Worked at Home: 13.7%
  • Walked: 2.9%
  • Other: 1.2%
  • Public Transportation: 0.4% unusually low
  • Bicycle: 0.3% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Redmond: 1906928.9 times less than the Oregon average (0.0% vs 0.2%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Redmond: 5.9 times less than the Oregon average (0.4% vs 2.2%).

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

Biking is unusually rare in Redmond: 4.6 times less than the Oregon average (0.3% vs 1.3%).

Commute Mode Trends in Redmond, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Redmond 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 Worked at Home Walked Other Public Transportation Bicycle Taxi Motorcycle
2009 91.3% 3.8% 2.9% 0.2% 0.2% 1.3% 0.0% 0.2%
2010 91.4% 3.8% 2.1% 0.6% 0.2% 1.7% 0.0% 0.2%
2011 92.1% 2.8% 1.8% 0.8% 0.4% 1.8% 0.0% 0.2%
2012 92.2% 2.0% 3.0% 0.8% 0.4% 1.4% 0.0% 0.2%
2013 91.6% 3.0% 3.0% 1.0% 0.2% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 88.7% 4.5% 4.1% 1.3% 0.4% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 87.9% 6.6% 3.7% 1.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1%
2016 86.2% 7.3% 4.9% 1.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
2017 86.9% 7.2% 3.4% 1.2% 1.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 87.2% 7.0% 3.3% 0.8% 0.9% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0%
2019 86.7% 6.3% 4.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
2020 88.4% 6.6% 3.1% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.1%
2021 86.6% 9.0% 1.9% 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2%
2022 84.6% 10.0% 2.4% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% 1.0% 0.2%
2023 82.7% 11.9% 3.3% 1.2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
2024 81.6% 13.7% 2.9% 1.2% 0.4% 0.3% 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 2012 at 92.2%. Overall it fell from 91.3% in 2009 to 81.6% in 2024, down 9.7 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Redmond: its share of workers rose from 3.8% in 2009 to 13.7% in 2024, up 9.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Biking lost the most ground, falling from 1.3% to 0.3% of workers (down 1.0 percentage points).

Walking peaked at 4.9% in 2016 and has since fallen back to 2.9%.

Commute Start Times in Redmond

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Redmond?

The bars show when commuters in Redmond 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
7.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
2.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
9.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
9.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
17.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
15.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
9.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
4.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
5.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.2%
11:00-11:59 AM
2.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
5.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
3.7%

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

The busiest time to head out in Redmond is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 17.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.0% across Oregon. Early starts are more common than in Oregon: 15.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.7% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Oregon: 51.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.3% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.5%) 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 Redmond, 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 Redmond 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 Redmond 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 Redmond Oregon United States
2009 7:40 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:33 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:35 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:38 AM 7:42 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:42 AM 7:42 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:42 AM 7:42 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:40 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:37 AM 7:40 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:31 AM 7:40 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:28 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:29 AM 7:38 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:26 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:28 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:22 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:28 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:28 AM 7:42 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Redmond were on the road by 7:28 AM, 12 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:40 AM). That goes against the trend across Oregon, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Redmond now leave 10 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).

How does Redmond's commute time compare?

Metric Redmond Oregon US Average
Avg. Commute Time 20.6 min 20.1 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 13.7% 19.0% 15.0%
Walked 2.9% 3.3% 2.4%
Public Transit 0.4% 2.2% 3.2%

The average commute time in Redmond is 20.6 minutes, longer than the 20.1 minutes in Oregon.

0.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.2% in Oregon. 2.9% commute by walking, lower than the 3.3% in Oregon.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Redmond, Oregon.

Is commuting expensive in Redmond, Oregon?

Commuters here spend an estimated 171 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,313 at a typical national wage. That's 2% more than the typical Oregon commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Redmond, Oregon?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Redmond, Oregon. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in Redmond, Oregon?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.4% of commuters use it versus 2.2% in Oregon, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.