Central Puget Sound State Route 167 - Transit ridership
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Measures of public transit ridership on the SR 167 corridor in the central Puget Sound region.
Transit ridership
WSDOT works with transit agencies in major urban areas throughout the state to collect data on the number of transit vehicles and passengers that pass specific points on select urban highway corridors, including the SR 167 corridor in the central Puget Sound region. WSDOT combines this data with its highway vehicle and person throughput data to produce the measures below. For more information on how WSDOT calculates vehicle and person throughput, see WSDOT's Handbook for Corridor Capacity Evaluation (PDF 5.9MB).
The chart below shows the average percentage of buses compared to all vehicles passing select points on the SR 167 corridor in the central Puget Sound region, and the average percentage of bus riders compared to all highway users passing those points. Use the drop-down menus in the chart to see how these percentages vary by location, time of day, direction of travel and year.
Source: WSDOT Public Transportation Division.
Note: Charts showing 0.0% may indicate smaller values (for example, 0.04%).
Multi-year trends
Transit ridership remained steady in 2021 and 2022.
In 2020, due to the statewide response to COVID-19 there was reduced demand for transit compared to previous years.
The same trends that impacted delay and travel times on SR 167 between 2015 and 2019—economic growth, increased employment and rising—also impacted demand for and usage of public transportation on this corridor.
Annual highlights
In 2022, there was no change in transit ridership compared to 2021 and stayed under the pre-pandemic level. During the commute on SR 167 at S 208th Street in Kent, buses (less than 0.1% of all vehicles) moved less than 0.1% of travelers in both directions.
In 2021, there was no change in transit ridership compare to 2020, but the number of transit riderships are still under the pre-pandemic level. During the northbound morning commute on SR 167 at S 208th Street in Kent, buses (0.1% of all vehicles) moved 0.6% of travelers. During the evening commute at the same location, buses (0.1% of the total vehicles) moved 0.1% of southbound travelers.
In 2020, due to the statewide response to COVID-19 there reduced demand for transit compared to the previous year. During the northbound morning commute on SR 167 at S 208th Street in Kent, buses (0.2% of all vehicles) moved 2.8% of travelers. During the evening commute at the same location, buses (0.1% of the total vehicles) moved 1.5% of southbound travelers.
In 2019, during the northbound morning commute on SR 167 at S 208th Street in Kent, buses (0.2% of all vehicles) moved 2.8% of travelers. During the evening commute at the same location, buses (0.1% of the total vehicles) moved 1.5% of southbound travelers.
Transit ridership data was not collected for 2018 due to a pause in publication while WSDOT conducted an engagement process to inform the redesign of this dashboard. Following input from its transit agency partners, WSDOT switched from commute-level transit ridership measures to analyzing transit ridership at select locations along urban highway corridors. This change helped to streamline the collaboration process.