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Counties in Washington by mean travel time to work, 2024

Mason County had the highest mean travel time to work of 37 counties in 2024, at 36.1 minutes. Walla Walla County had the lowest, at 15.1 minutes. The median was 23.2 minutes and the figure for Washington was 26.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.1Mason County
Lowest15.1Walla Walla County
Median23.237 counties
Washington26.6History

All counties, 2024

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Mason CountyMason County: 36.1 minutes36.1Skamania CountySkamania County: 32.9 minutes32.9Pierce CountyPierce County: 31.3 minutes31.3Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 30.8 minutes30.8Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 29.8 minutes29.8Stevens CountyStevens County: 29.3 minutes29.3Lewis CountyLewis County: 28.5 minutes28.5Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 28.4 minutes28.4King CountyKing County: 27.6 minutes27.6Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 26.7 minutes26.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 26.4 minutes26.4Skagit CountySkagit County: 26.4 minutes26.4Island CountyIsland County: 26.2 minutes26.2Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 26.1 minutes26.1Thurston CountyThurston County: 25.8 minutes25.8Clark CountyClark County: 24.8 minutes24.8Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 24.3 minutes24.3Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 23.3 minutes23.3Pacific CountyPacific County: 23.2 minutes23.2Columbia CountyColumbia County: 23 minutes23Spokane CountySpokane County: 22.5 minutes22.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 22.4 minutes22.4Adams CountyAdams County: 22.2 minutes22.2Benton CountyBenton County: 22.2 minutes22.2Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 21.6 minutes21.6Ferry CountyFerry County: 21.3 minutes21.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 21.3 minutes21.3Yakima CountyYakima County: 20.3 minutes20.3Chelan CountyChelan County: 20.2 minutes20.2Grant CountyGrant County: 20.2 minutes20.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 20.1 minutes20.1Clallam CountyClallam County: 19.3 minutes19.3Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 18.4 minutes18.4Whitman CountyWhitman County: 16.5 minutes16.5San Juan CountySan Juan County: 15.8 minutes15.8Asotin CountyAsotin County: 15.3 minutes15.3Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 15.1 minutes15.1
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
minutes		Change on 2023
1Mason County Estimated36.1-0.3
2Skamania County Estimated32.9+1.3
3Pierce County Estimated31.3-0.3
4Snohomish County Estimated30.8-0.4
5Pend Oreille County Estimated29.8-1.8
6Stevens County Estimated29.3-0.5
7Lewis County Estimated28.5+0.1
8Kitsap County Estimated28.4-1.1
9King County Estimated27.6-0.5
10Klickitat County Estimated26.7+2.5
11Lincoln County Estimated26.4+0.2
11Skagit County Estimated26.4+0.5
13Island County Estimated26.2-0.7
14Cowlitz County Estimated26.1-0.4
15Thurston County Estimated25.8-0.5
16Clark County Estimated24.8-0.4
17Grays Harbor County Estimated24.3-0.2
18Kittitas County Estimated23.3-0.7
19Pacific County Estimated23.2+0.4
20Columbia County Estimated23+2.5
21Spokane County Estimated22.5-0.1
22Franklin County Estimated22.4+0.2
23Adams County Estimated22.2+0.6
23Benton County Estimated22.20
25Whatcom County Estimated21.6-0.5
26Ferry County Estimated21.3-1.8
26Jefferson County Estimated21.3-2.2
28Yakima County Estimated20.3+0.3
29Chelan County Estimated20.2+0.7
29Grant County Estimated20.2+0.1
31Douglas County Estimated20.1-1.5
32Clallam County Estimated19.3-0.8
33Okanogan County Estimated18.4-0.8
34Whitman County Estimated16.5+0.1
35San Juan County Estimated15.8-0.4
36Asotin County Estimated15.3+0.2
37Walla Walla County Estimated15.1+0.2

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Mason County, with 36.1 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Walla Walla County, with 15.1 minutes in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 1 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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