Public transportation - Commuter percentage


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Measure of public transportation usage: Percentage of commuters using public transportation

Commuter percentage

This measure is the percentage of commuters in Washington state who used public transportation to get to work.


Sources: WSDOT Public Transportation Division and U.S Census Bureau - American Community Survey

Performance highlights

In 2023, 4.0% of Washington's 3.86 million workers aged 16 and older used public transportation to get to work. This was 0.9 percentage points higher than in 2022, when 3.1% of 3.84 million workers commuted by public transportation. In 2023, 17.3% of the workforce worked from home, decreasing from 20.5% in 2022.

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