Farm insurance in Redmond, Washington

Redmond is a market town of about 82,195 people in King County, where the 2023 Census business count found 56 agricultural and forestry support businesses, 20 farm supply wholesalers, 65 nursery, garden, and farm supply stores. Those are the businesses farm families rely on for seed, feed, fuel, parts, and custom work.

Farm economy around Redmond

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

With 330 employees at 56 agricultural support businesses (Census, 2023), King County has an active custom-work market. If you hire custom operators, ask for proof of their insurance.

How Redmond households get around

In Redmond, 2% of households keep three or more vehicles, fewer than the Washington share of 6%. Every one of them shares rural roads with slow-moving farm equipment.

Commuting data for Redmond: 46% drive alone, 6% carpool. Harvest season puts grain trucks and commuter traffic on the same roads at the same hours.

8% 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.

Homes in and around Redmond

The median home in Redmond was built in 1993 (Washington: 1985). Newer homes in town contrast with older farmhouses in the countryside, which may carry very different insurance profiles.

Redmond has 35,104.0 housing units, 44% of them single-family, and 57% of households rent. Hired farm workers and young families starting out often rent in town while working on nearby farms.

There are 33,100 households in Redmond, and 6% of its 42,229 workers carpool while 5.4% use transit. Farms hiring seasonal help from Redmond should think about how those workers will get to the field each day.

38% of Redmond workers work from home (Washington: 20%). On the farm, home and work have always been the same place, which is why a farm policy has to cover both.

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

Washington's payroll crop farmworkers earned a median $39,170 in May 2025 (BLS), and agricultural equipment operators $38,470. Hiring help brings Washington's agricultural workers' comp rules into play.

With 34.8% of Washington's businesses with employees (56% of them with one to four workers), King County is one of the state's larger local economies. Farms near Redmond trade with these businesses every week.

Practical farm habits around Redmond

• Keep heaters away from bedding and straw.
• Clean combines daily during harvest and carry extinguishers.
• Post warnings and set rules for farm visitors.
• Review your farm policy before planting season.

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

Redmond and nearby towns

Nearby Seattle has a median home built in 1976. Of our 30 Washington town pages, Redmond places 29th for households with three or more vehicles.

Redmond farm quote checklist

• Help: Hired workers and payroll
• Claims history: Any prior claims
• Vehicles: Trucks and trailers
• Equipment: Tractors, combines, implements
• Buildings: Barns, sheds, bins, with values
• Livestock: Species, numbers, values

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Last updated October 15, 2026 · How we research