Vancouver region State Route 14 - Commute times


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Commute times for the SR 14 corridor in the Vancouver region

Commute times

This page displays average (mean) and reliable (95th percentile) morning and evening peak commute times for weekday trips on 7 miles of SR 14 between Camas and the I-205 interchange. It also reports the average and reliable travel times for weekday trips from Camas to the I-5 interchange.

Fiber optic communication lines, traffic data stations and traffic cameras have been installed along SR 14 and SR 503 in Clark County. This infrastructure helps travelers make informed decisions with more accurate real-time roadway information. Cost-effective ITS solutions like these, which allow the existing transportation system to operate as safely and efficiently as possible, are increasingly common along I-5, I-205 and other Southwest Washington highways.

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 part 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 methodology to calculate commute times, see WSDOT's Handbook for Corridor Capacity Evaluation (PDF 5.9MB).

Sources: WSDOT Transportation Safety and Systems Analysis Division and WSDOT TRACFLOW (https://tracflow.wsdot.wa.gov/)
Note: Transit commute travel times were collected for the first time in 2019. Highway (GP lane) data collection devices were updated in 2017. Travel times at posted speed are different in some years for some commutes due to the change in the trip length caused by changes in data collection device locations. Commute times are rounded to the nearest minute.

Multi-year trends

In 2022, travel times in several routes continued to worsen compared to 2021 due to the ongoing recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19.

In 2020, due to the statewide response to COVID-19, there was a significant decrease in commute times compared to previous years.

From 2018 through 2019, reliable travel times in most locations worsened.

Annual highlights

In 2022, the average and reliable morning peak travel times worsened compared to 2021 for both the Camas to I-5 interchange and the Camas to I-205 interchange commutes, due to the ongoing recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19. The 7-mile trip from Camas to the I-205 interchange on SR 14 during the peak morning commute took an average of eight minutes—one minute more than in 2021. The reliable 95th percentile travel time for this commute increased to 12 minutes. Making the same trip by transit took an average of nine minutes.

Making the trip from the I-205 interchange to Camas on SR 14 during the peak evening commute took an average of seven minutes—the same as in 2021. Making the same trip by transit took an average of 10 minutes.

In 2021, average and reliable peak travel times were almost the same as 2020. Making the 7-mile trip from Camas to the I-205 interchange on SR 14 during the peak morning commute took an average of seven minutes—same as in 2020. Making the same trip by transit took an average of nine minutes.

Making the trip from the I-205 interchange to Camas on SR 14 during the peak evening commute took an average of seven minutes—same as in 2020. Making the same trip by transit took an average of 10 minutes.

In 2020, due to the statewide response to COVID-19, there was a significant decrease in commute times compared to previous years. Making the 7-mile trip from Camas to the I-205 interchange on SR 14 during the peak morning commute took an average of seven minutes—two minutes less than in 2019. Making the same trip by transit took an average of 11 minutes.

Similarly, making the trip from the I-205 interchange to Camas on SR 14 during the peak evening commute took an average of seven minutes—one minute less than in 2019. Making the same trip by transit took an average of 12 minutes.

In 2019, making the 7-mile trip from Camas to the I-205 interchange on SR 14 during the peak morning commute took an average of nine minutes—two minutes more than the seven minutes it would take to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, but nine minutes less than the reliable travel time of 18 minutes. Making the same trip by transit took an average of 10 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 12 minutes).

Similarly, making the 7-mile trip from the I-205 interchange to Camas on SR 14 during the peak evening commute took an average of eight minutes—one minute more than the seven minutes it would take to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, and two minutes less than the reliable travel time of 10 minutes. Making the same trip by transit took an average of 10 minutes (with a reliable travel time of 12 minutes).

In 2018, making the 7-mile trip from Camas to the I-205 interchange on SR 14 during the peak morning commute took an average of eight minutes—one minute more than the seven minutes it would take to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, but five minutes less than the reliable travel time of 13 minutes.

Similarly, making the 7-mile trip from the I-205 interchange to Camas on SR 14 during the peak evening commute took an average of seven minutes—the same as to travel the same route at the posted speed limit, and two minutes below the reliable travel time of nine minutes.

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