2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Yelm, WA vs Rainier, OR

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- The average commute for residents of Rainier is 8.0% shorter than it is for residents of Yelm.
- 12.3% more residents of Rainier work from home compared to residents of Yelm.
 Yelm, WARainier, ORUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2827
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 Commute Mode
 Yelm, WARainier, ORUnited States
 Auto (alone)80.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk1.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Yelm, WARainier, ORUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.2.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock1.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.18.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock12.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.7%2.9%
Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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Reviews for Rainier    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you want a ton of drugs around you, police who do nothing when something happens, junk public schools, and high property taxes - this is the place for you. Oh and egg  More

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We came to Rainier 5 years ago from Tillamook on the coast. The weather is pretty much the same as for the coast except in summer, so if you're not right on the river  More

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