Insurance for farms near Redmond, OR

In Deschutes County, home to Redmond and its roughly 37,626 residents, the Census Bureau counted 29 agricultural and forestry support businesses, 5 farm supply wholesalers, 18 nursery, garden, and farm supply stores in 2023. Most farms themselves are not part of that count, which covers the businesses that serve them.

Deschutes County farm-related businesses

Census County Business Patterns, 2023; crop and livestock production is mostly excluded.

How Redmond households get around

4% of Redmond households own three or more vehicles (Oregon: 6%). In farm country that often means pickups, a grain truck, and a stock trailer in the yard, each needing the right coverage.

Solo drivers account for 70% of Redmond commuters; 42% reach work in under 15 minutes. Lights, slow-moving vehicle emblems, and escort vehicles on wide equipment protect both farmers and commuters.

6% of Redmond households are car-free. Outside town, nearly everyone drives, and fire department response times stretch with distance, which is why insurers ask how far your buildings are from the nearest station.

Redmond housing

Half of Redmond's housing predates 2002. Even in newer towns, farm dwellings and barns can be much older than the homes in town.

Of Redmond's 14,334.0 homes, 10% are in buildings with five or more units and 36% of households rent. Town housing matters to farms because it is where seasonal and hired help usually live.

There are 13,907 households in Redmond, and 11% of its 17,630 workers carpool while 0.3% use transit. Farms hiring seasonal help from Redmond should think about how those workers will get to the field each day.

Remote work accounts for 14% of Redmond's workforce (state: 19%). Farm families running a side business from the farmhouse, such as bookkeeping or an online shop, should mention it to their agent.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 (vehicles, commuting, year built, structure type, tenure); Census 2024 population estimates.

In May 2025, BLS counted 6,780 crop farmworkers, 700 livestock farmworkers, and 310 equipment operators on Oregon payrolls. Seasonal crews raise both workers' comp and liability questions.

With 7.0% of Oregon's businesses with employees (62% of them with one to four workers), Deschutes County is a smaller rural economy within the state. Farms near Redmond trade with these businesses every week.

Loss prevention near Redmond

• Clean combines daily during harvest and carry extinguishers.
• Clear snow from wide barn roofs.
• Review your farm policy before planting season.
• Check hay moisture before baling and watch stacks.

Farms near Redmond with a stand or U-pick should read agritourism and farm stands.

Around Redmond

Multnomah County, home to Portland, counts 16 ag support businesses. Marion County, home to Salem, counts 82 ag support businesses. Nearby Bend has a median home built in 2001. By share of three-vehicle households, Redmond ranks 11th of 20 Oregon towns on this site.

Redmond farm quote checklist

• Livestock: Species, numbers, values
• Help: Hired workers and payroll
• Equipment: Tractors, combines, implements
• Dwellings: Age, construction, heating
• Acres: Owned and rented, and their uses
• Vehicles: Trucks and trailers

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Farm pages near Redmond

• Medford
• Gresham
• Salem
• Hillsboro
• Bend
• Eugene
• Portland
• Beaverton

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Last updated October 15, 2026 · How we research