Shortest commutes in Washington
Washington counties and cities ranked by mean commute time.
This page ranks the counties and cities of Washington by mean commute time — which have the shortest average commute to work, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Asotin County leads at 15.0 min.
Among cities & places, Whidbey Island Station leads at 6.0 min.
Counties
| # | Name | Mean commute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asotin County | 15.0 min | |
| 2 | Walla Walla County | 15.0 min | |
| 3 | San Juan County | 16.0 min | |
| 4 | Whitman County | 16.0 min | |
| 5 | Okanogan County | 19.0 min | |
| 6 | Chelan County | 20.0 min | |
| 7 | Clallam County | 20.0 min | |
| 8 | Columbia County | 20.0 min | |
| 9 | Grant County | 20.0 min | |
| 10 | Yakima County | 20.0 min | |
| 11 | Adams County | 22.0 min | |
| 12 | Benton County | 22.0 min | |
| 13 | Douglas County | 22.0 min | |
| 14 | Franklin County | 22.0 min | |
| 15 | Whatcom County | 22.0 min | |
| 16 | Ferry County | 23.0 min | |
| 17 | Garfield County | 23.0 min | |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 23.0 min | |
| 19 | Pacific County | 23.0 min | |
| 20 | Spokane County | 23.0 min | |
| 21 | Grays Harbor County | 24.0 min | |
| 22 | Kittitas County | 24.0 min | |
| 23 | Klickitat County | 24.0 min | |
| 24 | Clark County | 25.0 min | |
| 25 | Cowlitz County | 26.0 min | |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 26.0 min | |
| 27 | Skagit County | 26.0 min | |
| 28 | Thurston County | 26.0 min | |
| 29 | Island County | 27.0 min | |
| 30 | King County | 28.0 min | |
| 31 | Lewis County | 28.0 min | |
| 32 | Kitsap County | 29.0 min | |
| 33 | Stevens County | 30.0 min | |
| 34 | Snohomish County | 31.0 min | |
| 35 | Pend Oreille County | 32.0 min | |
| 36 | Pierce County | 32.0 min | |
| 37 | Skamania County | 32.0 min | |
| 38 | Mason County | 36.0 min | |
| 39 | Wahkiakum County | 42.0 min |
Cities & places
Top 100.| # | Name | Mean commute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whidbey Island Station | 6.0 min | |
| 2 | Amanda Park | 7.0 min | |
| 3 | Republic | 8.0 min | |
| 4 | Taholah | 9.0 min | |
| 5 | Fairchild AFB | 10.0 min | |
| 6 | Metaline | 10.0 min | |
| 7 | Neah Bay | 10.0 min | |
| 8 | North Fort Lewis | 10.0 min | |
| 9 | Tokeland | 10.0 min | |
| 10 | Friday Harbor | 11.0 min | |
| 11 | Omak | 11.0 min | |
| 12 | Oroville | 11.0 min | |
| 13 | Fort Lewis | 12.0 min | |
| 14 | Westport | 12.0 min | |
| 15 | Chelan Falls | 13.0 min | |
| 16 | Clarkston | 13.0 min | |
| 17 | College Place | 13.0 min | |
| 18 | Electric City | 13.0 min | |
| 19 | Greenwater | 13.0 min | |
| 20 | Neilton | 13.0 min | |
| 21 | Okanogan | 13.0 min | |
| 22 | Walla Walla | 13.0 min | |
| 23 | Brewster | 14.0 min | |
| 24 | Chelan | 14.0 min | |
| 25 | Coulee City | 14.0 min | |
| 26 | Elmer City | 14.0 min | |
| 27 | Garrett | 14.0 min | |
| 28 | Ilwaco | 14.0 min | |
| 29 | Malott | 14.0 min | |
| 30 | McChord AFB | 14.0 min | |
| 31 | Pullman | 14.0 min | |
| 32 | Twin Lakes | 14.0 min | |
| 33 | Twisp | 14.0 min | |
| 34 | West Clarkston-Highland | 14.0 min | |
| 35 | Winthrop | 14.0 min | |
| 36 | Asotin | 15.0 min | |
| 37 | Colville | 15.0 min | |
| 38 | Coulee Dam | 15.0 min | |
| 39 | Creston | 15.0 min | |
| 40 | Grand Coulee | 15.0 min | |
| 41 | Nespelem | 15.0 min | |
| 42 | Outlook | 15.0 min | |
| 43 | Raft Island | 15.0 min | |
| 44 | Bangor Base | 16.0 min | |
| 45 | Bow | 16.0 min | |
| 46 | Carlsborg | 16.0 min | |
| 47 | Centerville | 16.0 min | |
| 48 | Gleed | 16.0 min | |
| 49 | Marietta-Alderwood | 16.0 min | |
| 50 | Odessa | 16.0 min | |
| 51 | Riverside | 16.0 min | |
| 52 | Selah | 16.0 min | |
| 53 | Warden | 16.0 min | |
| 54 | Wenatchee | 16.0 min | |
| 55 | Bell Hill | 17.0 min | |
| 56 | Bingen | 17.0 min | |
| 57 | Blyn | 17.0 min | |
| 58 | Ellensburg | 17.0 min | |
| 59 | George | 17.0 min | |
| 60 | Lebam | 17.0 min | |
| 61 | Royal City | 17.0 min | |
| 62 | St. John | 17.0 min | |
| 63 | Union Gap | 17.0 min | |
| 64 | Walla Walla East | 17.0 min | |
| 65 | White Swan | 17.0 min | |
| 66 | Yakima | 17.0 min | |
| 67 | Beacon Hill | 18.0 min | |
| 68 | Blaine | 18.0 min | |
| 69 | Brady | 18.0 min | |
| 70 | Chewelah | 18.0 min | |
| 71 | Clarkston Heights-Vineland | 18.0 min | |
| 72 | Clyde Hill | 18.0 min | |
| 73 | Dayton | 18.0 min | |
| 74 | Eschbach | 18.0 min | |
| 75 | Grayland | 18.0 min | |
| 76 | Hunts Point | 18.0 min | |
| 77 | Ione | 18.0 min | |
| 78 | Jamestown | 18.0 min | |
| 79 | Kettle Falls | 18.0 min | |
| 80 | Metaline Falls | 18.0 min | |
| 81 | Moses Lake North | 18.0 min | |
| 82 | Moses Lake | 18.0 min | |
| 83 | Mossyrock | 18.0 min | |
| 84 | Port Angeles | 18.0 min | |
| 85 | Ritzville | 18.0 min | |
| 86 | Sunnyslope | 18.0 min | |
| 87 | Thorp | 18.0 min | |
| 88 | Washtucna | 18.0 min | |
| 89 | Aberdeen Gardens | 19.0 min | |
| 90 | Bellingham | 19.0 min | |
| 91 | Clallam Bay | 19.0 min | |
| 92 | Dallesport | 19.0 min | |
| 93 | Fords Prairie | 19.0 min | |
| 94 | LaCrosse | 19.0 min | |
| 95 | Long Beach | 19.0 min | |
| 96 | Millwood | 19.0 min | |
| 97 | Montesano | 19.0 min | |
| 98 | Nisqually Indian Community | 19.0 min | |
| 99 | Othello | 19.0 min | |
| 100 | Pomeroy | 19.0 min |
Nationwide
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