See what the average commute is in Thurston County, WA

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December 30, 2022
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See what the average commute is in Thurston County, WA

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Thurston County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Thurston County has a shorter commute than all of its three neighboring counties, with Mason County, WA having the longest commute at 35.2 minutes.

Thurston County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 26.8 minutes
--- 4.4% lower than state average
--- #14 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 9.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 86.3%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.8%
- Workers who work from home: 8.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 26.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Thurston County, WA: 26.8 minutes
#2. Lewis County, WA: 28.2 minutes
#3. Pierce County, WA: 33.0 minutes
#4. Mason County, WA: 35.2 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Washington
#1. Walla Walla County: 15.8 minutes
#2. Asotin County: 16.3 minutes
#3. San Juan County: 16.5 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Washington
#1. Wahkiakum County: 40.8 minutes
#2. Mason County: 35.2 minutes
#3. Pend Oreille County: 34.0 minutes

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