RANKING · 2024 ACS · 196 SHOWN OF 196

Most public transit riders, Washington cities

Washington cities with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 196 is 88. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: East Wenatchee, WA, up 92 places to #69.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

01Seattle, WAWA784,77754,597−41%

02▲1Tacoma, WAWA229,8164,361−37%

03▼1Bellevue, WAWA154,1934,087−50%

04▲2Spokane, WAWA230,7832,989−21%

05▼1Kent, WAWA134,8712,797−42%

06▲3Redmond, WAWA82,5062,281−38%

07Renton, WAWA104,9752,143−43%

08▲2Federal Way, WAWA99,7292,137−40%

09▲2Everett, WAWA113,5672,053−32%

10▼5Kirkland, WAWA97,4101,786−58%

11▼3Shoreline, WAWA66,5421,782−52%

12▲8Lynnwood, WAWA42,1321,678−9%

13▲4Bellingham, WAWA96,3951,650−23%

14▲8Bremerton, WAWA45,4821,541−6%

15▼3Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,6911,494−44%

16▼3Burien, WAWA51,8591,442−44%

17▼3Vancouver, WAWA199,6981,249−50%

18▼2Auburn, WAWA86,3011,094−51%

19▲5SeaTac, WAWA34,5781,039−24%

20▲10Lakewood, WAWA62,755924−22%

21▼2Bothell, WAWA52,199877−53%

22▼1Edmonds, WAWA42,748858−53%

23▼8Sammamish, WAWA66,110837−64%

24▲3Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,638833−32%

25▲1Tukwila, WAWA22,003741−41%

26▼8Issaquah, WAWA39,423720−66%

27▲9Pullman, WAWA33,756701−22%

28▼5Kenmore, WAWA24,249696−52%

29▲11Marysville, WAWA77,686691−6%

30▲4Des Moines, WAWA33,032686−28%

31▲2Spokane Valley, WAWA108,405642−33%

32▲23Kennewick, WAWA88,366616+36%

33▼5White Center, WAWA14,886560−55%

34▼5North Lynnwood, WAWA23,339559−53%

35▲18Port Orchard, WAWA19,839535+1%

36▼1Olympia, WAWA56,724519−43%

37▲7Mill Creek, WAWA20,902493−25%

38▲14Lacey, WAWA58,833480−17%

39▲80Wenatchee, WAWA35,547452+438%

40▲21Lake Stevens, WAWA42,091431+9%

41▼16Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,430430−68%

42▲5South Hill, WAWA68,025426−33%

43▲2Parkland, WAWA38,742420−36%

44▼5Bothell West, WAWA22,029407−45%

45▼3Mill Creek East, WAWA25,453397−44%

46▲17Poulsbo, WAWA12,749396+9%

47▲20Spanaway, WAWA34,019390+16%

48▲28Lake Stickney, WAWA15,890389+57%

49▼17Puyallup, WAWA42,682383−63%

50▲6Bothell East, WAWA14,578370−12%

51▼20Mercer Island, WAWA25,422369−69%

52▲13Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,266365+3%

53▼4University Place, WAWA35,479322−49%

54▲3Frederickson, WAWA25,383309−25%

55▼14Vashon, WAWA9,934302−58%

56▼13Silverdale, WAWA20,685297−56%

57▲44Manchester, WAWA5,956287+119%

58▼20Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,191262−67%

59▼9Mukilteo, WAWA21,239232−63%

60▼6Eastmont, WAWA23,721225−50%

61▼24Silver Firs, WAWA22,306212−74%

62▲28Richland, WAWA65,258204+16%

63▲20Graham, WAWA35,079204−8%

64▲24Hazel Dell, WAWA23,237196+10%

65▲41Pasco, WAWA82,848187+58%

66▼20Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,047187−71%

67▼16Martha Lake, WAWA22,634173−72%

68▼2Woodinville, WAWA14,548166−51%

69▲92East Wenatchee, WAWA14,414164+583%

70Newcastle, WAWA13,128162−42%

71▲2Tracyton, WAWA6,137158−39%

72▲48Milton, WAWA8,911155+89%

73▲45Summit View, WAWA8,480154+71%

74▼10Picnic Point, WAWA10,261151−58%

75▲29Longview, WAWA38,362147+24%

76▼14Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,856145−61%

77▲10Sumner, WAWA10,871144−21%

78▲17Parkwood, WAWA6,873141−8%

79▲19Port Angeles, WAWA20,146139+3%

80▼9Cheney, WAWA12,650137−49%

81▲87Tehaleh, WAWA9,561130+713%

82▲2Centralia, WAWA19,375125−42%

83▲51Edgewood, WAWA13,548118+127%

84▲43Arlington, WAWA22,031117+86%

85▲38Steilacoom, WAWA6,648114+54%

86▲79Snohomish, WAWA10,719113+465%

87▲56Fircrest, WAWA6,959112+155%

88▼16Snoqualmie, WAWA13,640107−59%

89▲11Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,674106−20%

90▲56Oak Harbor, WAWA24,083102+143%

91▲21Five Corners, WAWA21,194100−6%

92▼14Ellensburg, WAWA21,30899−60%

93▼34Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13997−76%

94▲48Washougal, WAWA18,02896+109%

95▼16Lakeland South, WAWA13,10090−63%

96▼14Covington, WAWA21,49688−61%

97▲34Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02988+49%

98▼6Yakima, WAWA97,45888−49%

99▼18Brier, WAWA6,59787−63%

100▲45Anacortes, WAWA18,08087+102%

101▼41Maple Valley, WAWA28,48283−79%

102▲1Minnehaha, WAWA11,48283−35%

103▼35Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51882−72%

104▼46Lakeland North, WAWA15,95080−80%

105▼3Enumclaw, WAWA13,17279−39%

106▼13Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19379−50%

107▲66Aberdeen, WAWA17,08879+690%

108▲55Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30877+267%

109▲24Summit, WAWA8,79177+43%

110▼35Tumwater, WAWA28,01074−71%

111▼2Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07470−38%

112▼13Monroe, WAWA20,02569−48%

113▼2Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18368−37%

114▼29Walla Walla, WAWA34,05868−67%

115▲34Airway Heights, WAWA11,81165+63%

116▼39Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79864−74%

117▲42West Richland, WAWA19,25764+156%

118▼44Camas, WAWA27,74963−76%

119▼28East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58261−65%

120▼10Normandy Park, WAWA6,60956−50%

121▲23Yelm, WAWA12,04355+28%

122▼36Fife, WAWA11,06153−71%

123▲1Orchards, WAWA29,43852−25%

124▼44Midland, WAWA9,05051−79%

125▼28Clover Creek, WAWA7,34550−66%

126▼1Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63046−31%

127▲3Ridgefield, WAWA16,13246−26%

128▼6North Bend, WAWA8,75845−42%

129▲41Mead, WAWA6,89341+193%

130▼36Camano, WAWA17,30340−75%

131▼3Ferndale, WAWA17,55940−37%

132▼84Bangor Base, WAWA6,11239−94%

133▼64Maltby, WAWA10,91039−87%

134▲4College Place, WAWA9,92338−21%

135▲23Sultan, WAWA7,23037+32%

136▲50Quincy, WAWA8,51036–

137▲11DuPont, WAWA9,77835−15%

138▲18Stanwood, WAWA9,42135+17%

139Lynden, WAWA16,88131−35%

140▼32Waller, WAWA7,68331−73%

141▲51Hockinson, WAWA6,15029–

142▼27Lake Shore, WAWA6,97828−70%

143▼36Hoquiam, WAWA8,71028−76%

144▲46Clarkston, WAWA7,18927–

145▲42Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08426–

146▲9Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45424−20%

147▲17Kelso, WAWA12,80123+15%

148▼31Shelton, WAWA10,92123−75%

149▲17Maplewood, WAWA5,80321+5%

150▲7Chehalis, WAWA7,76420−31%

151▼62Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01720−89%

152▲8Orting, WAWA8,88420−20%

153▼40Pacific, WAWA7,05620−81%

154▲41Toppenish, WAWA8,63520–

155▲17Omak, WAWA5,18519+46%

156▼51Barberton, WAWA8,66818−85%

157▼20Battle Ground, WAWA23,51318−63%

158▲11Buckley, WAWA5,68817+13%

159▼24Felida, WAWA10,84116−69%

160▲25North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33716–

161▼14Sequim, WAWA8,21515−64%

162▼48Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31414−86%

163▲13West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44414+40%

164▼43Country Homes, WAWA6,19814−82%

165▲12Woods Creek, WAWA6,94314+75%

166▼15Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16713−67%

167▼27Hobart, WAWA6,55213−73%

168▲14Deer Park, WAWA5,37010–

169▼40Ephrata, WAWA8,8349−85%

170▲19Birch Bay, WAWA10,8378–

171▼30Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,8848−83%

172▼22Black Diamond, WAWA6,9787−83%

173▼6Mount Vista, WAWA10,7646−68%

174▼3Othello, WAWA9,2376−57%

175▼23Burlington, WAWA11,3562−95%

176▲8Moses Lake, WAWA27,4691–

177▲2Colville, WAWA5,1160−100%

178▲3Connell, WAWA5,0800–

179▲14Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8920–

180▼44Suncrest, WAWA5,3450−100%

181▼19Sunnyside, WAWA16,4300−100%

182▲6Union Gap, WAWA6,6170–

183▼87Artondale, WAWA14,0730−100%

184▼31Blaine, WAWA6,4750−100%

185▼69Duvall, WAWA9,4400−100%

186▼8Elk Plain, WAWA14,2760−100%

187▼4Finley, WAWA5,6340–

188▲3Grandview, WAWA12,0620–

189▼15Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,5360−100%

190▼64Port Townsend, WAWA10,6780−100%

191▼16Prosser, WAWA6,6540−100%

192▼12Rochester, WAWA5,8340−100%

193▲1Selah, WAWA8,6780–

194▼40Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0410−100%

195▼63Wollochet, WAWA6,6890−100%

196Woodland, WAWA6,6110–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES