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.
In 2022, 3.1% of Washington's 3.84 million workers aged 16 and older used public transportation to get to work. This was 1.0 percentage points higher than in 2021, when 2.1% of 3.67 million workers commuted by public transportation. In 2022, 20.5% of the workforce worked from home, decreasing from 24.2% in 2021.
In 2021, 2.1% of Washington's 3.67 million workers aged 16 and older used public transportation to get to work. This was 1.4 percentage points lower than in 2020, when 3.5% of 3.59 million workers commuted by public transportation. In 2021, 24.2% of the workforce worked from home, increasing from 9.0% in 2020.
In 2020, 3.5% of Washington state's 3.59 million workers aged 16 and older used public transportation to get to work. This was 3.6 percentage points lower than in 2019, when 7.1% of 3.72 million workers commuted by public transportation.
In 2019, 7.1% of Washington state's 3.72 million workers 16 years old and older used public transportation to get to work. This was 0.1 percentage points higher than in 2018, when 7.0% of 3.66 million workers commuted by public transportation.