diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp
index 4951b12bb1..81ac176666 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp
@@ -187,11 +187,10 @@ std::string ProntoProtocol::dump_duration_(uint32_t duration, uint16_t timebase,
   return dump_number_((duration + timebase / 2) / timebase, end);
 }
 
-std::string ProntoProtocol::compensate_and_dump_sequence_(std::vector<int32_t> *data, uint16_t timebase) {
+std::string ProntoProtocol::compensate_and_dump_sequence_(const RawTimings &data, uint16_t timebase) {
   std::string out;
 
-  for (std::vector<int32_t>::size_type i = 0; i < data->size() - 1; i++) {
-    int32_t t_length = data->at(i);
+  for (int32_t t_length : data) {
     uint32_t t_duration;
     if (t_length > 0) {
       // Mark
@@ -212,12 +211,12 @@ optional<ProntoData> ProntoProtocol::decode(RemoteReceiveData src) {
   ProntoData out;
 
   uint16_t frequency = 38000U;
-  std::vector<int32_t> *data = src.get_raw_data();
+  auto &data = src.get_raw_data();
   std::string prontodata;
 
   prontodata += dump_number_(frequency > 0 ? LEARNED_TOKEN : LEARNED_NON_MODULATED_TOKEN);
   prontodata += dump_number_(to_frequency_code_(frequency));
-  prontodata += dump_number_((data->size() + 1) / 2);
+  prontodata += dump_number_((data.size() + 1) / 2);
   prontodata += dump_number_(0);
   uint16_t timebase = to_timebase_(frequency);
   prontodata += compensate_and_dump_sequence_(data, timebase);
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.h b/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.h
index 8c491257d3..8b2163af12 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ProntoProtocol : public RemoteProtocol<ProntoData> {
   std::string dump_digit_(uint8_t x);
   std::string dump_number_(uint16_t number, bool end = false);
   std::string dump_duration_(uint32_t duration, uint16_t timebase, bool end = false);
-  std::string compensate_and_dump_sequence_(std::vector<int32_t> *data, uint16_t timebase);
+  std::string compensate_and_dump_sequence_(const RawTimings &data, uint16_t timebase);
 
  public:
   void encode(RemoteTransmitData *dst, const ProntoData &data) override;
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/raw_protocol.h b/esphome/components/remote_base/raw_protocol.h
index dc22282d1c..494903daa8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/raw_protocol.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/raw_protocol.h
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ class RawBinarySensor : public RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase {
   size_t len_;
 };
 
-class RawTrigger : public Trigger<std::vector<int32_t>>, public Component, public RemoteReceiverListener {
+class RawTrigger : public Trigger<RawTimings>, public Component, public RemoteReceiverListener {
  protected:
   bool on_receive(RemoteReceiveData src) override {
-    this->trigger(*src.get_raw_data());
+    this->trigger(src.get_raw_data());
     return false;
   }
 };
 
 template<typename... Ts> class RawAction : public RemoteTransmitterActionBase<Ts...> {
  public:
-  void set_code_template(std::function<std::vector<int32_t>(Ts...)> func) { this->code_func_ = func; }
+  void set_code_template(std::function<RawTimings(Ts...)> func) { this->code_func_ = func; }
   void set_code_static(const int32_t *code, size_t len) {
     this->code_static_ = code;
     this->code_static_len_ = len;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class RawAction : public RemoteTransmitterActionBase<Ts
   }
 
  protected:
-  std::function<std::vector<int32_t>(Ts...)> code_func_{};
+  std::function<RawTimings(Ts...)> code_func_{nullptr};
   const int32_t *code_static_{nullptr};
   int32_t code_static_len_{0};
 };
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.cpp
index 97ee027b84..7fe5e47ee7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,105 @@ void RemoteRMTChannel::config_rmt(rmt_config_t &rmt) {
 }
 #endif
 
+/* RemoteReceiveData */
+
+bool RemoteReceiveData::peek_mark(uint32_t length, uint32_t offset) const {
+  if (!this->is_valid(offset))
+    return false;
+  const int32_t value = this->peek(offset);
+  const int32_t lo = this->lower_bound_(length);
+  const int32_t hi = this->upper_bound_(length);
+  return value >= 0 && lo <= value && value <= hi;
+}
+
+bool RemoteReceiveData::peek_space(uint32_t length, uint32_t offset) const {
+  if (!this->is_valid(offset))
+    return false;
+  const int32_t value = this->peek(offset);
+  const int32_t lo = this->lower_bound_(length);
+  const int32_t hi = this->upper_bound_(length);
+  return value <= 0 && lo <= -value && -value <= hi;
+}
+
+bool RemoteReceiveData::peek_space_at_least(uint32_t length, uint32_t offset) const {
+  if (!this->is_valid(offset))
+    return false;
+  const int32_t value = this->peek(offset);
+  const int32_t lo = this->lower_bound_(length);
+  return value <= 0 && lo <= -value;
+}
+
+bool RemoteReceiveData::expect_mark(uint32_t length) {
+  if (!this->peek_mark(length))
+    return false;
+  this->advance();
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool RemoteReceiveData::expect_space(uint32_t length) {
+  if (!this->peek_space(length))
+    return false;
+  this->advance();
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool RemoteReceiveData::expect_item(uint32_t mark, uint32_t space) {
+  if (!this->peek_item(mark, space))
+    return false;
+  this->advance(2);
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool RemoteReceiveData::expect_pulse_with_gap(uint32_t mark, uint32_t space) {
+  if (!this->peek_space_at_least(space, 1) || !this->peek_mark(mark))
+    return false;
+  this->advance(2);
+  return true;
+}
+
+/* RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase */
+
+bool RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase::on_receive(RemoteReceiveData src) {
+  if (!this->matches(src))
+    return false;
+  this->publish_state(true);
+  yield();
+  this->publish_state(false);
+  return true;
+}
+
+/* RemoteReceiverBase */
+
+void RemoteReceiverBase::register_dumper(RemoteReceiverDumperBase *dumper) {
+  if (dumper->is_secondary()) {
+    this->secondary_dumpers_.push_back(dumper);
+  } else {
+    this->dumpers_.push_back(dumper);
+  }
+}
+
+void RemoteReceiverBase::call_listeners_() {
+  for (auto *listener : this->listeners_)
+    listener->on_receive(RemoteReceiveData(this->temp_, this->tolerance_));
+}
+
+void RemoteReceiverBase::call_dumpers_() {
+  bool success = false;
+  for (auto *dumper : this->dumpers_) {
+    if (dumper->dump(RemoteReceiveData(this->temp_, this->tolerance_)))
+      success = true;
+  }
+  if (!success) {
+    for (auto *dumper : this->secondary_dumpers_)
+      dumper->dump(RemoteReceiveData(this->temp_, this->tolerance_));
+  }
+}
+
 void RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase::dump_config() { LOG_BINARY_SENSOR("", "Remote Receiver Binary Sensor", this); }
 
 void RemoteTransmitterBase::send_(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t send_wait) {
 #ifdef ESPHOME_LOG_HAS_VERY_VERBOSE
-  const std::vector<int32_t> &vec = this->temp_.get_data();
+  const auto &vec = this->temp_.get_data();
   char buffer[256];
   uint32_t buffer_offset = 0;
   buffer_offset += sprintf(buffer, "Sending times=%u wait=%ums: ", send_times, send_wait);
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h b/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h
index fdb6d45e5f..a456007655 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h
@@ -15,146 +15,65 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace remote_base {
 
+using RawTimings = std::vector<int32_t>;
+
 class RemoteTransmitData {
  public:
   void mark(uint32_t length) { this->data_.push_back(length); }
-
   void space(uint32_t length) { this->data_.push_back(-length); }
-
   void item(uint32_t mark, uint32_t space) {
     this->mark(mark);
     this->space(space);
   }
-
   void reserve(uint32_t len) { this->data_.reserve(len); }
-
   void set_carrier_frequency(uint32_t carrier_frequency) { this->carrier_frequency_ = carrier_frequency; }
-
   uint32_t get_carrier_frequency() const { return this->carrier_frequency_; }
-
-  const std::vector<int32_t> &get_data() const { return this->data_; }
-
-  void set_data(const std::vector<int32_t> &data) {
-    this->data_.clear();
-    this->data_.reserve(data.size());
-    for (auto dat : data)
-      this->data_.push_back(dat);
-  }
-
+  const RawTimings &get_data() const { return this->data_; }
+  void set_data(const RawTimings &data) { this->data_ = data; }
   void reset() {
     this->data_.clear();
     this->carrier_frequency_ = 0;
   }
 
-  std::vector<int32_t>::iterator begin() { return this->data_.begin(); }
-
-  std::vector<int32_t>::iterator end() { return this->data_.end(); }
-
  protected:
-  std::vector<int32_t> data_{};
+  RawTimings data_{};
   uint32_t carrier_frequency_{0};
 };
 
 class RemoteReceiveData {
  public:
-  RemoteReceiveData(std::vector<int32_t> *data, uint8_t tolerance) : data_(data), tolerance_(tolerance) {}
+  explicit RemoteReceiveData(const RawTimings &data, uint8_t tolerance)
+      : data_(data), index_(0), tolerance_(tolerance) {}
 
-  bool peek_mark(uint32_t length, uint32_t offset = 0) {
-    if (int32_t(this->index_ + offset) >= this->size())
-      return false;
-    int32_t value = this->peek(offset);
-    const int32_t lo = this->lower_bound_(length);
-    const int32_t hi = this->upper_bound_(length);
-    return value >= 0 && lo <= value && value <= hi;
+  const RawTimings &get_raw_data() const { return this->data_; }
+  uint32_t get_index() const { return index_; }
+  int32_t operator[](uint32_t index) const { return this->data_[index]; }
+  int32_t size() const { return this->data_.size(); }
+  bool is_valid(uint32_t offset) const { return this->index_ + offset < this->data_.size(); }
+  int32_t peek(uint32_t offset = 0) const { return this->data_[this->index_ + offset]; }
+  bool peek_mark(uint32_t length, uint32_t offset = 0) const;
+  bool peek_space(uint32_t length, uint32_t offset = 0) const;
+  bool peek_space_at_least(uint32_t length, uint32_t offset = 0) const;
+  bool peek_item(uint32_t mark, uint32_t space, uint32_t offset = 0) const {
+    return this->peek_space(space, offset + 1) && this->peek_mark(mark, offset);
   }
 
-  bool peek_space(uint32_t length, uint32_t offset = 0) {
-    if (int32_t(this->index_ + offset) >= this->size())
-      return false;
-    int32_t value = this->peek(offset);
-    const int32_t lo = this->lower_bound_(length);
-    const int32_t hi = this->upper_bound_(length);
-    return value <= 0 && lo <= -value && -value <= hi;
-  }
-
-  bool peek_space_at_least(uint32_t length, uint32_t offset = 0) {
-    if (int32_t(this->index_ + offset) >= this->size())
-      return false;
-    int32_t value = this->pos(this->index_ + offset);
-    const int32_t lo = this->lower_bound_(length);
-    return value <= 0 && lo <= -value;
-  }
-
-  bool peek_item(uint32_t mark, uint32_t space, uint32_t offset = 0) {
-    return this->peek_mark(mark, offset) && this->peek_space(space, offset + 1);
-  }
-
-  int32_t peek(uint32_t offset = 0) { return (*this)[this->index_ + offset]; }
-
+  bool expect_mark(uint32_t length);
+  bool expect_space(uint32_t length);
+  bool expect_item(uint32_t mark, uint32_t space);
+  bool expect_pulse_with_gap(uint32_t mark, uint32_t space);
   void advance(uint32_t amount = 1) { this->index_ += amount; }
-
-  bool expect_mark(uint32_t length) {
-    if (this->peek_mark(length)) {
-      this->advance();
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  bool expect_space(uint32_t length) {
-    if (this->peek_space(length)) {
-      this->advance();
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  bool expect_item(uint32_t mark, uint32_t space) {
-    if (this->peek_item(mark, space)) {
-      this->advance(2);
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  bool expect_pulse_with_gap(uint32_t mark, uint32_t space) {
-    if (this->peek_mark(mark, 0) && this->peek_space_at_least(space, 1)) {
-      this->advance(2);
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  uint32_t get_index() { return index_; }
-
   void reset() { this->index_ = 0; }
 
-  int32_t pos(uint32_t index) const { return (*this->data_)[index]; }
-
-  int32_t operator[](uint32_t index) const { return this->pos(index); }
-
-  int32_t size() const { return this->data_->size(); }
-
-  std::vector<int32_t> *get_raw_data() { return this->data_; }
-
  protected:
-  int32_t lower_bound_(uint32_t length) { return int32_t(100 - this->tolerance_) * length / 100U; }
-  int32_t upper_bound_(uint32_t length) { return int32_t(100 + this->tolerance_) * length / 100U; }
+  int32_t lower_bound_(uint32_t length) const { return int32_t(100 - this->tolerance_) * length / 100U; }
+  int32_t upper_bound_(uint32_t length) const { return int32_t(100 + this->tolerance_) * length / 100U; }
 
-  uint32_t index_{0};
-  std::vector<int32_t> *data_;
+  const RawTimings &data_;
+  uint32_t index_;
   uint8_t tolerance_;
 };
 
-template<typename T> class RemoteProtocol {
- public:
-  virtual void encode(RemoteTransmitData *dst, const T &data) = 0;
-
-  virtual optional<T> decode(RemoteReceiveData src) = 0;
-
-  virtual void dump(const T &data) = 0;
-};
-
 class RemoteComponentBase {
  public:
   explicit RemoteComponentBase(InternalGPIOPin *pin) : pin_(pin){};
@@ -196,7 +115,6 @@ class RemoteTransmitterBase : public RemoteComponentBase {
     RemoteTransmitData *get_data() { return &this->parent_->temp_; }
     void set_send_times(uint32_t send_times) { send_times_ = send_times; }
     void set_send_wait(uint32_t send_wait) { send_wait_ = send_wait; }
-
     void perform() { this->parent_->send_(this->send_times_, this->send_wait_); }
 
    protected:
@@ -234,51 +152,22 @@ class RemoteReceiverBase : public RemoteComponentBase {
  public:
   RemoteReceiverBase(InternalGPIOPin *pin) : RemoteComponentBase(pin) {}
   void register_listener(RemoteReceiverListener *listener) { this->listeners_.push_back(listener); }
-  void register_dumper(RemoteReceiverDumperBase *dumper) {
-    if (dumper->is_secondary()) {
-      this->secondary_dumpers_.push_back(dumper);
-    } else {
-      this->dumpers_.push_back(dumper);
-    }
-  }
+  void register_dumper(RemoteReceiverDumperBase *dumper);
   void set_tolerance(uint8_t tolerance) { tolerance_ = tolerance; }
 
  protected:
-  bool call_listeners_() {
-    bool success = false;
-    for (auto *listener : this->listeners_) {
-      auto data = RemoteReceiveData(&this->temp_, this->tolerance_);
-      if (listener->on_receive(data))
-        success = true;
-    }
-    return success;
-  }
-  void call_dumpers_() {
-    bool success = false;
-    for (auto *dumper : this->dumpers_) {
-      auto data = RemoteReceiveData(&this->temp_, this->tolerance_);
-      if (dumper->dump(data))
-        success = true;
-    }
-    if (!success) {
-      for (auto *dumper : this->secondary_dumpers_) {
-        auto data = RemoteReceiveData(&this->temp_, this->tolerance_);
-        dumper->dump(data);
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  void call_listeners_();
+  void call_dumpers_();
   void call_listeners_dumpers_() {
-    if (this->call_listeners_())
-      return;
-    // If a listener handled, then do not dump
+    this->call_listeners_();
     this->call_dumpers_();
   }
 
   std::vector<RemoteReceiverListener *> listeners_;
   std::vector<RemoteReceiverDumperBase *> dumpers_;
   std::vector<RemoteReceiverDumperBase *> secondary_dumpers_;
-  std::vector<int32_t> temp_;
-  uint8_t tolerance_{25};
+  RawTimings temp_;
+  uint8_t tolerance_;
 };
 
 class RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase : public binary_sensor::BinarySensorInitiallyOff,
@@ -288,15 +177,16 @@ class RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase : public binary_sensor::BinarySensorInitial
   explicit RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase() {}
   void dump_config() override;
   virtual bool matches(RemoteReceiveData src) = 0;
-  bool on_receive(RemoteReceiveData src) override {
-    if (this->matches(src)) {
-      this->publish_state(true);
-      yield();
-      this->publish_state(false);
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
+  bool on_receive(RemoteReceiveData src) override;
+};
+
+/* TEMPLATES */
+
+template<typename T> class RemoteProtocol {
+ public:
+  virtual void encode(RemoteTransmitData *dst, const T &data) = 0;
+  virtual optional<T> decode(RemoteReceiveData src) = 0;
+  virtual void dump(const T &data) = 0;
 };
 
 template<typename T, typename D> class RemoteReceiverBinarySensor : public RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase {
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h
index 560d83802e..a20df0cc62 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class RemoteTransmitterComponent : public remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase,
   esp_err_t error_code_{ESP_OK};
   bool inverted_{false};
 #endif
-  uint8_t carrier_duty_percent_{50};
+  uint8_t carrier_duty_percent_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace remote_transmitter