RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 196 SHOWN OF 196

Most car-dependent, Washington cities · 2020

Washington cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2020 ACS). This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01DuPont, WAWA9,77889.4%+6.2 pts

02Birch Bay, WAWA10,83789.2%+14.0 pts

03Selah, WAWA8,67888.7%+10.7 pts

04Ferndale, WAWA17,55986.9%+8.1 pts

05Ridgefield, WAWA16,13286.8%+5.3 pts

06Mead, WAWA6,89386.7%+3.0 pts

07Suncrest, WAWA5,34585.7%–

08Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45485.5%+11.1 pts

09Orting, WAWA8,88484.8%+8.0 pts

10Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04184.8%−5.6 pts

11Finley, WAWA5,63483.9%+2.1 pts

12Yelm, WAWA12,04383.7%+5.5 pts

13Stanwood, WAWA9,42183.7%+3.3 pts

14Woods Creek, WAWA6,94383.5%+11.7 pts

15Five Corners, WAWA21,19483.3%+9.4 pts

16Spanaway, WAWA34,01983.3%+2.8 pts

17Rochester, WAWA5,83483.2%+2.4 pts

18Milton, WAWA8,91182.8%+0.2 pts

19Grandview, WAWA12,06282.6%+6.7 pts

20Steilacoom, WAWA6,64882.3%+5.3 pts

21Hoquiam, WAWA8,71082.2%+4.3 pts

22Battle Ground, WAWA23,51382.2%+3.2 pts

23West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44482.1%+0.5 pts

24Burlington, WAWA11,35682.1%+2.1 pts

25Minnehaha, WAWA11,48282.1%+6.8 pts

26Longview, WAWA38,36282.0%+4.0 pts

27Mount Vista, WAWA10,76482.0%+2.7 pts

28Orchards, WAWA29,43881.9%+0.5 pts

29Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63081.8%+5.4 pts

30West Richland, WAWA19,25781.7%−0.0 pts

31Fife, WAWA11,06181.6%+1.1 pts

32Snohomish, WAWA10,71981.5%+2.8 pts

33East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41481.5%+5.7 pts

34Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79881.4%+3.1 pts

35Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18381.2%+1.9 pts

36Covington, WAWA21,49681.2%+1.5 pts

37Hobart, WAWA6,55281.1%+4.6 pts

38Fircrest, WAWA6,95981.1%−5.2 pts

39Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88480.9%−1.4 pts

40Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30880.7%−2.5 pts

41Black Diamond, WAWA6,97880.6%+8.9 pts

42Kennewick, WAWA88,36680.6%+4.3 pts

43Lynden, WAWA16,88180.5%−1.9 pts

44Summit View, WAWA8,48080.5%+3.8 pts

45Manchester, WAWA5,95680.5%+8.8 pts

46Yakima, WAWA97,45880.3%+1.0 pts

47Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53680.2%–

48Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08480.1%−1.0 pts

49Kelso, WAWA12,80180.1%−0.2 pts

50Richland, WAWA65,25879.9%+0.9 pts

51Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31479.7%+4.2 pts

52Deer Park, WAWA5,37079.7%−1.1 pts

53Graham, WAWA35,07979.5%−5.1 pts

54South Hill, WAWA68,02579.2%−0.6 pts

55Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40579.1%−2.0 pts

56Summit, WAWA8,79179.0%−1.6 pts

57University Place, WAWA35,47979.0%−1.8 pts

58Moses Lake, WAWA27,46979.0%+5.1 pts

59Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09178.9%+2.1 pts

60Woodland, WAWA6,61178.9%+2.1 pts

61Blaine, WAWA6,47578.9%+5.1 pts

62Marysville, WAWA77,68678.7%+3.1 pts

63Airway Heights, WAWA11,81178.7%+1.5 pts

64Prosser, WAWA6,65478.6%−10.2 pts

65Lake Shore, WAWA6,97878.6%−0.6 pts

66Union Gap, WAWA6,61778.5%−0.4 pts

67Lacey, WAWA58,83378.5%−3.7 pts

68Sumner, WAWA10,87178.4%+0.7 pts

69Wenatchee, WAWA35,54778.4%−3.2 pts

70Waller, WAWA7,68378.4%−5.8 pts

71Arlington, WAWA22,03178.3%+5.0 pts

72Puyallup, WAWA42,68278.1%+3.9 pts

73Shelton, WAWA10,92178.0%+6.4 pts

74Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08378.0%−3.5 pts

75Enumclaw, WAWA13,17278.0%+0.5 pts

76Omak, WAWA5,18577.9%−8.0 pts

77Silverdale, WAWA20,68577.7%+6.1 pts

78Washougal, WAWA18,02877.6%+1.5 pts

79Artondale, WAWA14,07377.6%−0.7 pts

80Wollochet, WAWA6,68977.6%+0.6 pts

81Colville, WAWA5,11677.5%−5.6 pts

82Ephrata, WAWA8,83477.5%+2.2 pts

83Elk Plain, WAWA14,27677.2%+1.0 pts

84Clarkston, WAWA7,18977.2%+0.1 pts

85Aberdeen, WAWA17,08877.1%+8.0 pts

86Sunnyside, WAWA16,43077.1%+5.2 pts

87Pasco, WAWA82,84877.0%+7.4 pts

88Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07477.0%−3.6 pts

89Hockinson, WAWA6,15076.9%−5.8 pts

90Centralia, WAWA19,37576.5%+0.0 pts

91Maple Valley, WAWA28,48276.3%−2.5 pts

92Camano, WAWA17,30375.9%–

93Tumwater, WAWA28,01075.9%+0.4 pts

94Midland, WAWA9,05075.8%−2.5 pts

95Des Moines, WAWA33,03275.7%+2.1 pts

96Parkland, WAWA38,74275.7%−0.1 pts

97Edgewood, WAWA13,54875.6%−5.4 pts

98Clover Creek, WAWA7,34575.2%−9.6 pts

99Lakeland South, WAWA13,10075.2%−2.9 pts

100Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19375.2%−0.6 pts

101Anacortes, WAWA18,08075.0%−2.1 pts

102Parkwood, WAWA6,87374.9%+3.5 pts

103Vancouver, WAWA199,69874.9%−3.1 pts

104Auburn, WAWA86,30174.9%+2.2 pts

105Tracyton, WAWA6,13774.9%+6.0 pts

106Connell, WAWA5,08074.9%+1.1 pts

107Woodinville, WAWA14,54874.8%−1.8 pts

108College Place, WAWA9,92374.8%+8.2 pts

109Port Angeles, WAWA20,14674.7%+3.1 pts

110Eastmont, WAWA23,72174.7%−3.1 pts

111Sequim, WAWA8,21574.7%−0.9 pts

112Silver Firs, WAWA22,30674.6%−0.5 pts

113Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67474.3%−5.2 pts

114Barberton, WAWA8,66874.1%−6.5 pts

115Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13973.8%−5.4 pts

116Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01773.8%−3.1 pts

117Toppenish, WAWA8,63573.8%+2.7 pts

118Brier, WAWA6,59773.8%+0.4 pts

119Sultan, WAWA7,23073.7%−9.3 pts

120Camas, WAWA27,74973.7%−2.6 pts

121Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85673.7%−6.6 pts

122Port Townsend, WAWA10,67873.4%+8.8 pts

123East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58273.3%−3.5 pts

124Frederickson, WAWA25,38373.3%−5.8 pts

125Spokane, WAWA230,78373.2%−1.9 pts

126Lakewood, WAWA62,75573.1%−1.7 pts

127Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23772.8%−4.5 pts

128Pacific, WAWA7,05672.6%−2.1 pts

129North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33972.3%+0.2 pts

130Buckley, WAWA5,68872.0%+13.8 pts

131Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51871.9%−2.6 pts

132Duvall, WAWA9,44071.8%−1.7 pts

133Picnic Point, WAWA10,26171.8%+3.5 pts

134Monroe, WAWA20,02571.8%−3.0 pts

135Tacoma, WAWA229,81671.8%−2.6 pts

136Maltby, WAWA10,91071.0%−4.0 pts

137Normandy Park, WAWA6,60970.9%−13.9 pts

138Maplewood, WAWA5,80370.9%−10.9 pts

139Bothell West, WAWA22,02970.9%−2.3 pts

140Olympia, WAWA56,72470.8%+1.7 pts

141Chehalis, WAWA7,76470.7%−11.7 pts

142Poulsbo, WAWA12,74970.5%−1.9 pts

143Federal Way, WAWA99,72970.5%−0.5 pts

144Everett, WAWA113,56770.3%−2.0 pts

145SeaTac, WAWA34,57870.3%+4.5 pts

146Renton, WAWA104,97570.0%−1.0 pts

147Kent, WAWA134,87169.6%−1.9 pts

148North Bend, WAWA8,75869.3%−15.0 pts

149Tehaleh, WAWA9,56169.3%–

150Lakeland North, WAWA15,95068.9%−4.2 pts

151Quincy, WAWA8,51068.8%−6.8 pts

152Edmonds, WAWA42,74868.8%−2.4 pts

153Othello, WAWA9,23768.6%−0.6 pts

154Cheney, WAWA12,65068.5%+6.2 pts

155Bellingham, WAWA96,39568.1%−0.9 pts

156Newcastle, WAWA13,12867.6%−3.9 pts

157Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89067.3%+4.5 pts

158Bothell East, WAWA14,57867.2%+3.8 pts

159Ellensburg, WAWA21,30867.1%+2.6 pts

160Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64067.1%−5.6 pts

161Kirkland, WAWA97,41067.1%−7.8 pts

162Walla Walla, WAWA34,05866.9%−4.1 pts

163Port Orchard, WAWA19,83966.9%−2.6 pts

164Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16766.9%+23.7 pts

165Martha Lake, WAWA22,63466.9%−6.1 pts

166Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63866.8%+2.3 pts

167Lynnwood, WAWA42,13266.7%−4.7 pts

168Burien, WAWA51,85966.7%−5.1 pts

169Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26666.6%−5.3 pts

170Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02966.4%−15.7 pts

171Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19166.4%−4.4 pts

172Mill Creek, WAWA20,90266.1%−8.0 pts

173Felida, WAWA10,84165.7%−17.3 pts

174Mukilteo, WAWA21,23965.4%−11.6 pts

175Tukwila, WAWA22,00365.1%−9.1 pts

176Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45364.9%−11.2 pts

177Shoreline, WAWA66,54264.9%−3.0 pts

178Sammamish, WAWA66,11064.5%−8.1 pts

179Country Homes, WAWA6,19864.4%−9.6 pts

180Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89264.1%−13.3 pts

181Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43063.9%−10.8 pts

182Bothell, WAWA52,19963.7%−9.8 pts

183Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04763.3%−12.1 pts

184Kenmore, WAWA24,24962.4%−9.5 pts

185Mercer Island, WAWA25,42260.8%−10.1 pts

186White Center, WAWA14,88660.6%−5.1 pts

187Bremerton, WAWA45,48257.7%−1.2 pts

188Bellevue, WAWA154,19357.6%−10.8 pts

189Redmond, WAWA82,50657.3%−13.3 pts

190North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33757.1%+18.2 pts

191Issaquah, WAWA39,42356.6%−13.4 pts

192Pullman, WAWA33,75655.9%+1.6 pts

193Vashon, WAWA9,93444.4%−8.6 pts

194Seattle, WAWA784,77743.4%−9.8 pts

195Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69142.7%−2.6 pts

196Bangor Base, WAWA6,11240.0%−16.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS