See what the average commute is in Hood River County, OR

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Hood River County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Hood River County has a shorter commute than three out of four neighboring counties, with Skamania County, WA having the longest commute at 29.4 minutes.

Hood River County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.3 minutes
--- 19.4% lower than state average
--- #16 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 8.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 76.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.6%
- Workers who work from home: 14.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 9.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Wasco County, OR: 17.9 minutes
#2. Hood River County, OR: 19.3 minutes
#3. Klickitat County, WA: 21.9 minutes
#4. Multnomah County, OR: 26.7 minutes
#5. Skamania County, WA: 29.4 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Oregon
#1. Lake County: 13.1 minutes
#2. Gilliam County: 14.7 minutes
#3. Baker County: 14.9 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Oregon
#1. Columbia County: 34.7 minutes
#2. Clackamas County: 28.8 minutes
#3. Jefferson County: 27.1 minutes