2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
La Grande, OR vs Sweet Home, OR

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- The average commute for residents of Sweet Home is 12.9% longer than it is for residents of La Grande.
- 37.7% fewer residents of Sweet Home work from home compared to residents of La Grande.
 La Grande, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2727
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 Commute Mode
 La Grande, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Auto (alone)70.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock13.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk9.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock4.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 La Grande, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.10.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock13.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.33.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.2.8%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.2.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock11.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%2.9%
Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 3 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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Reviews for Sweet Home    4 Reviews

My son and his family are looking at a job transfer from Medford where fire smoke is getting nearly unbearable. I told him it’s bad in this area too, but what do the  More

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Over 7 years ago

This little town has potential but not enough financial support backing its law enforcement and park area's. Very depressed community and as an old logging town it  More

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Sweet Home is a beautiful town in the mountains with a river running through town. There are two reservoirs within a few minutes drive. Great fishing, boating and  More

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