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Counties in Washington by mean travel time to work

Mason County had the highest mean travel time to work of 38 counties in 2021, at 35.2 minutes. Walla Walla County had the lowest, at 15.2 minutes. The median was 23.3 minutes and the figure for Washington was 27.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest35.2Mason County
Lowest15.2Walla Walla County
Median23.338 counties
Washington27.7History

All counties, 2021

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Mason CountyMason County: 35.2 minutes35.2Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 34.5 minutes34.5Pierce CountyPierce County: 32.8 minutes32.8Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 32 minutes32Stevens CountyStevens County: 30 minutes30Skamania CountySkamania County: 29.8 minutes29.8King CountyKing County: 29.4 minutes29.4Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 29.4 minutes29.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 28 minutes28Thurston CountyThurston County: 27.4 minutes27.4Clark CountyClark County: 26.6 minutes26.6Island CountyIsland County: 26.5 minutes26.5Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 26.2 minutes26.2Skagit CountySkagit County: 26.1 minutes26.1Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 25.8 minutes25.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 25.5 minutes25.5Ferry CountyFerry County: 24.9 minutes24.9Garfield CountyGarfield County: 24 minutes24Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 23.9 minutes23.9Pacific CountyPacific County: 22.7 minutes22.7Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 22.6 minutes22.6Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 22.3 minutes22.3Spokane CountySpokane County: 22 minutes22Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 22 minutes22Benton CountyBenton County: 21.9 minutes21.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 21.3 minutes21.3Adams CountyAdams County: 20.7 minutes20.7Clallam CountyClallam County: 20.7 minutes20.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 20.5 minutes20.5Grant CountyGrant County: 20.3 minutes20.3Chelan CountyChelan County: 19.8 minutes19.8Yakima CountyYakima County: 19.6 minutes19.6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 19.5 minutes19.5Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 19.3 minutes19.3Whitman CountyWhitman County: 16.5 minutes16.5Asotin CountyAsotin County: 16.1 minutes16.1San Juan CountySan Juan County: 16.1 minutes16.1Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 15.2 minutes15.2
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1Mason County Estimated35.2
2Pend Oreille County Estimated34.5
3Pierce County Estimated32.8
4Snohomish County Estimated32
5Stevens County Estimated30
6Skamania County Estimated29.8
7King County Estimated29.4
7Kitsap County Estimated29.4
9Lewis County Estimated28
10Thurston County Estimated27.4
11Clark County Estimated26.6
12Island County Estimated26.5
13Cowlitz County Estimated26.2
14Skagit County Estimated26.1
15Grays Harbor County Estimated25.8
16Lincoln County Estimated25.5
17Ferry County Estimated24.9
18Garfield County Estimated24
19Jefferson County Estimated23.9
20Pacific County Estimated22.7
21Kittitas County Estimated22.6
22Klickitat County Estimated22.3
23Spokane County Estimated22
23Whatcom County Estimated22
25Benton County Estimated21.9
26Franklin County Estimated21.3
27Adams County Estimated20.7
27Clallam County Estimated20.7
29Douglas County Estimated20.5
30Grant County Estimated20.3
31Chelan County Estimated19.8
32Yakima County Estimated19.6
33Columbia County Estimated19.5
34Okanogan County Estimated19.3
35Whitman County Estimated16.5
36Asotin County Estimated16.1
36San Juan County Estimated16.1
38Walla Walla County Estimated15.2

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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. 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/2021/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 35.2 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Walla Walla County, with 15.2 minutes in 2021.

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.

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