See what the average commute is in Josephine 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 Josephine County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Josephine County has a longer commute than three out of four neighboring counties, with Siskiyou County, CA having the shortest commute at 18.4 minutes.

Josephine County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.2 minutes
--- 19.8% lower than state average
--- #14 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 86.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 8.1%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 11.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Siskiyou County, CA: 18.4 minutes
#2. Curry County, OR: 18.9 minutes
#3. Jackson County, OR: 19.0 minutes
#4. Josephine County, OR: 19.2 minutes
#5. Douglas County, OR: 19.9 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