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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 2022, at 35.3 minutes. Walla Walla County had the lowest, at 15.1 minutes. The median was 23.7 minutes and the figure for Washington was 27.3 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest35.3Mason County
Lowest15.1Walla Walla County
Median23.738 counties
Washington27.3History

All counties, 2022

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Mason CountyMason County: 35.3 minutes35.3Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 32.1 minutes32.1Pierce CountyPierce County: 32.1 minutes32.1Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 31.7 minutes31.7Skamania CountySkamania County: 30.3 minutes30.3Stevens CountyStevens County: 30.1 minutes30.1Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 29.3 minutes29.3King CountyKing County: 28.9 minutes28.9Lewis CountyLewis County: 28 minutes28Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 27.5 minutes27.5Island CountyIsland County: 27.1 minutes27.1Skagit CountySkagit County: 26.6 minutes26.6Thurston CountyThurston County: 26.6 minutes26.6Clark CountyClark County: 25.8 minutes25.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 25.6 minutes25.6Ferry CountyFerry County: 24.6 minutes24.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 24.3 minutes24.3Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 24 minutes24Garfield CountyGarfield County: 23.8 minutes23.8Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 23.5 minutes23.5Pacific CountyPacific County: 23.2 minutes23.2Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 22.9 minutes22.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 22.5 minutes22.5Adams CountyAdams County: 22.3 minutes22.3Benton CountyBenton County: 22.2 minutes22.2Spokane CountySpokane County: 22.2 minutes22.2Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 21.9 minutes21.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 21.7 minutes21.7Clallam CountyClallam County: 20.1 minutes20.1Grant CountyGrant County: 20 minutes20Yakima CountyYakima County: 19.7 minutes19.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 19.6 minutes19.6Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 19.5 minutes19.5Chelan CountyChelan County: 19.4 minutes19.4Whitman CountyWhitman County: 16.8 minutes16.8San Juan CountySan Juan County: 16.4 minutes16.4Asotin 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

RankCounties2022
minutes		Change on 2021
1Mason County Estimated35.3+0.1
2Pend Oreille County Estimated32.1-2.4
2Pierce County Estimated32.1-0.7
4Snohomish County Estimated31.7-0.3
5Skamania County Estimated30.3+0.5
6Stevens County Estimated30.1+0.1
7Kitsap County Estimated29.3-0.1
8King County Estimated28.9-0.5
9Lewis County Estimated280
10Cowlitz County Estimated27.5+1.3
11Island County Estimated27.1+0.6
12Skagit County Estimated26.6+0.5
12Thurston County Estimated26.6-0.8
14Clark County Estimated25.8-0.8
15Lincoln County Estimated25.6+0.1
16Ferry County Estimated24.6-0.3
17Jefferson County Estimated24.3+0.4
18Grays Harbor County Estimated24-1.8
19Garfield County Estimated23.8-0.2
20Kittitas County Estimated23.5+0.9
21Pacific County Estimated23.2+0.5
22Klickitat County Estimated22.9+0.6
23Franklin County Estimated22.5+1.2
24Adams County Estimated22.3+1.6
25Benton County Estimated22.2+0.3
25Spokane County Estimated22.2+0.2
27Whatcom County Estimated21.9-0.1
28Douglas County Estimated21.7+1.2
29Clallam County Estimated20.1-0.6
30Grant County Estimated20-0.3
31Yakima County Estimated19.7+0.1
32Columbia County Estimated19.6+0.1
33Okanogan County Estimated19.5+0.2
34Chelan County Estimated19.4-0.4
35Whitman County Estimated16.8+0.3
36San Juan County Estimated16.4+0.3
37Asotin County Estimated15.3-0.8
38Walla Walla County Estimated15.1-0.1

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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/2022/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 35.3 minutes in 2022, 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 2022.

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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