RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Most public transit riders, Washington counties · 2020

Washington counties with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 268.

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01King County, WAWA2,344,939149,931–

02Snohomish County, WAWA870,65620,089–

03Pierce County, WAWA946,28815,652–

04Kitsap County, WAWA283,37410,681–

05Spokane County, WAWA558,3445,803–

06Clark County, WAWA532,1194,429–

07Whatcom County, WAWA236,3922,524–

08Thurston County, WAWA304,2612,449–

09Whitman County, WAWA48,512950–

10Island County, WAWA85,657774–

11Benton County, WAWA221,722696–

12Grant County, WAWA105,727436–

13Skagit County, WAWA132,975375–

14Lewis County, WAWA88,062359–

15Mason County, WAWA71,165359–

16Chelan County, WAWA81,941322–

17Kittitas County, WAWA48,803308–

18Clallam County, WAWA78,202289–

19Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,144269–

20Yakima County, WAWA259,185268–

21Walla Walla County, WAWA62,361260–

22Jefferson County, WAWA33,970198–

23Cowlitz County, WAWA114,885162–

24San Juan County, WAWA18,577139–

25Douglas County, WAWA46,473136–

26Franklin County, WAWA102,612118–

27Stevens County, WAWA49,668111–

28Okanogan County, WAWA45,23099–

29Asotin County, WAWA22,54557–

30Klickitat County, WAWA24,33141–

31Pacific County, WAWA24,35733–

32Adams County, WAWA21,48814–

33Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87311–

34Lincoln County, WAWA11,98211–

35Ferry County, WAWA7,5179–

36Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4577–

37Columbia County, WAWA4,1415–

38Skamania County, WAWA12,6695–

39Garfield County, WAWA2,4160–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS