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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 2023, at 36.4 minutes. Walla Walla County had the lowest, at 14.9 minutes. The median was 23.4 minutes and the figure for Washington was 27 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.4Mason County
Lowest14.9Walla Walla County
Median23.438 counties
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All counties, 2023

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Mason CountyMason County: 36.4 minutes36.4Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 31.6 minutes31.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 31.6 minutes31.6Skamania CountySkamania County: 31.6 minutes31.6Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 31.2 minutes31.2Stevens CountyStevens County: 29.8 minutes29.8Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 29.5 minutes29.5Lewis CountyLewis County: 28.4 minutes28.4King CountyKing County: 28.1 minutes28.1Island CountyIsland County: 26.9 minutes26.9Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 26.5 minutes26.5Thurston CountyThurston County: 26.3 minutes26.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 26.2 minutes26.2Skagit CountySkagit County: 25.9 minutes25.9Clark CountyClark County: 25.2 minutes25.2Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 24.5 minutes24.5Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 24.2 minutes24.2Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 24 minutes24Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 23.5 minutes23.5Garfield CountyGarfield County: 23.3 minutes23.3Ferry CountyFerry County: 23.1 minutes23.1Pacific CountyPacific County: 22.8 minutes22.8Spokane CountySpokane County: 22.6 minutes22.6Benton CountyBenton County: 22.2 minutes22.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 22.2 minutes22.2Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 22.1 minutes22.1Adams CountyAdams County: 21.6 minutes21.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 21.6 minutes21.6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 20.5 minutes20.5Clallam CountyClallam County: 20.1 minutes20.1Grant CountyGrant County: 20.1 minutes20.1Yakima CountyYakima County: 20 minutes20Chelan CountyChelan County: 19.5 minutes19.5Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 19.2 minutes19.2Whitman CountyWhitman County: 16.4 minutes16.4San Juan CountySan Juan County: 16.2 minutes16.2Asotin CountyAsotin County: 15.1 minutes15.1Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 14.9 minutes14.9
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
minutes		Change on 2022
1Mason County Estimated36.4+1.1
2Pend Oreille County Estimated31.6-0.5
2Pierce County Estimated31.6-0.5
2Skamania County Estimated31.6+1.3
5Snohomish County Estimated31.2-0.5
6Stevens County Estimated29.8-0.3
7Kitsap County Estimated29.5+0.2
8Lewis County Estimated28.4+0.4
9King County Estimated28.1-0.8
10Island County Estimated26.9-0.2
11Cowlitz County Estimated26.5-1
12Thurston County Estimated26.3-0.3
13Lincoln County Estimated26.2+0.6
14Skagit County Estimated25.9-0.7
15Clark County Estimated25.2-0.6
16Grays Harbor County Estimated24.5+0.5
17Klickitat County Estimated24.2+1.3
18Kittitas County Estimated24+0.5
19Jefferson County Estimated23.5-0.8
20Garfield County Estimated23.3-0.5
21Ferry County Estimated23.1-1.5
22Pacific County Estimated22.8-0.4
23Spokane County Estimated22.6+0.4
24Benton County Estimated22.20
24Franklin County Estimated22.2-0.3
26Whatcom County Estimated22.1+0.2
27Adams County Estimated21.6-0.7
27Douglas County Estimated21.6-0.1
29Columbia County Estimated20.5+0.9
30Clallam County Estimated20.10
30Grant County Estimated20.1+0.1
32Yakima County Estimated20+0.3
33Chelan County Estimated19.5+0.1
34Okanogan County Estimated19.2-0.3
35Whitman County Estimated16.4-0.4
36San Juan County Estimated16.2-0.2
37Asotin County Estimated15.1-0.2
38Walla Walla County Estimated14.9-0.2

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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. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Mason County, with 36.4 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Walla Walla County, with 14.9 minutes in 2023.

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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