Central Puget Sound State Route 167 - Commute times
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Commute times for the SR 167 corridor in the central Puget Sound region.
Commute times
This page displays average (mean) and reliable (95th percentile) morning and evening peak commute times for weekday trips on SR 167 between Auburn and Renton.
The average peak commute times indicate how long it took, on average, to make these trips during the worst part of the morning (or evening) commute in a given year. The reliable peak commute time shows how much time someone traveling during the worst of the morning or evening commute would have to allow for their trip in order to arrive at their destination on time on 19 out of 20 days. For details on the methodology used to calculate commute times, see WSDOT's Handbook for Corridor Capacity Evaluation (PDF 5.9MB).
Highway capacity constraints vary based on the presence of managed lanes and multimodal travel options; the SR 167 corridor is served by Sounder commuter rail, transit buses, and HOT lanes. For detailed information about the SR 167 HOT lanes, see SR 167 HOT Lanes | WSDOT (wa.gov).
Sources: WSDOT Transportation Safety and Systems Analysis Division, WSDOT TRACFLOW (https://tracflow.wsdot.wa.gov/), Pierce Transit and Sound Transit.
Notes: 2018 and 2019 Transit commute travel times were not collected. Commute times are rounded to the nearest minute.
Multi-year trends
In 2022, average and reliable peak travel times continued to worsen compared to 2021 due to the ongoing recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19. The travel times in 2022 were close to the pre-pandemic levels.
In 2020, due to the statewide response to COVID-19 there was a significant decrease in commute times compared to previous years.
From 2018 to 2019, northbound morning travel times on the SR 167 corridor increased slightly. On the more congested commutes, both average and reliable travel times were consistently faster in the high occupancy toll lanes than in the general purpose lanes.
Annual highlights
In 2022, average and reliable peak travel times continued to worsen since 2021, due to the ongoing recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19. Travel times in 2022 were close to the pre-pandemic levels. The 10-mile trip from Auburn to Renton in the GP lanes on SR 167 during the peak morning commute took an average of 22 minutes. This was 12 minutes more than it would have taken to at the posted speed limit, and nine minutes below the reliable travel time of 31 minutes. The average travel time for the same commute in the HOT lane was 16 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 24 minutes).
In 2022, the trip from Renton to Auburn in the GP lanes on SR 167 during the peak evening commute took an average of 23 minutes. This was 13 minutes more than the 10 minutes it would have taken to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, and 11 minutes below the reliable travel time of 34 minutes. The average travel time for the same commute in the HOT lane was 17 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 26 minutes).
In 2021, average and reliable peak travel times worsened compared to 2020 due to the recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19. However, travel times in 2021 were still better than the pre-pandemic levels. The 10-mile trip from Auburn to Renton in the GP lanes on SR 167 during the peak morning commute took an average of 17 minutes. This was seven minutes more than it would have taken to travel the same route at the posted speed limit and 11 minutes below the reliable travel time of 28 minutes. The average travel time for the same commute in the HOT lane was 12 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 16 minutes).
In 2021, the trip from Renton to Auburn in the GP lanes on SR 167 during the peak evening commute took an average of 19 minutes. This was nine minutes more than the 10 minutes it would have taken to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, and 11 minutes below the reliable travel time of 30 minutes. The average travel time for the same commute in the HOT lane was 13 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 20 minutes).
In 2020, due to the statewide response to COVID-19 there was significant decrease in commute times compared to the previous year. The 10-mile trip from Auburn to Renton in the GP lanes on SR 167 during the peak morning commute took an average of 15 minutes. This was seven minutes more than it would have taken to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, and 13 minutes below the reliable travel time of 28 minutes. The average travel time for the same commute in the HOT lane was 11 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 15 minutes).
In 2020, the trip from Renton to Auburn in the GP lanes on SR 167 during the peak evening commute took an average of 17 minutes. This was seven minutes more than the 10 minutes it would have taken to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, and 14 minutes below the reliable travel time of 31 minutes. The average travel time for the same commute in the HOT lane was 12 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 16 minutes.
In 2019, the 10-mile trip from Auburn to Renton in the GP lanes on SR 167 during the peak morning commute took an average of 22 minutes. This was more than double the 10 minutes it would have taken to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, and 11 minutes below the reliable travel time of 33 minutes. The average travel time for the same commute in the HOT lane was 15 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 21 minutes), and the average transit travel time was 39 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 50 minutes).
In 2019, the trip from Renton to Auburn in the GP lanes on SR 167 during the peak evening commute took an average of 23 minutes. This was more than double the 10 minutes it would have taken to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, and 12 minutes below the reliable travel time of 35 minutes. The average travel time for the same commute in the HOT lane was 15 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 22 minutes), and the average transit travel time was 41 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 52 minutes).
In 2018, the 10-mile trip from Auburn to Renton in the GP lanes on SR 167 during the peak morning commute took an average of 22 minutes—more than double the 10 minutes it would have taken to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, and nine minutes below the reliable travel time of 31 minutes. In contrast, the average travel time for the same commute in the HOT lane was 15 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 20 minutes). Transit travel times were not collected in 2018 due to a pause in publication.
In 2018, the trip from Renton to Auburn in the GP lanes on SR 167 during the peak evening commute took an average of 21 minutes. This was more than double the 10 minutes it would have taken to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, and 12 minutes below the reliable travel time of 33 minutes. In contrast, the average travel time for the same commute in the HOT lane was 13 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 18 minutes). Transit travel times were not collected in 2018 due to a pause in publication.