Skamania County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Skamania County, Washington: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Skamania County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Skamania County spend about 54 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 225 hours, about 9.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 20% more time on the road than the Washington average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 4.6 minutes.

Skamania County holds about 0.2% of Washington's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Skamania County would save about 90 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,788 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area	One-Way Commute	Daily Round-Trip	Yearly Time Spent	Estimated Yearly Cost	Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Skamania County	27.0 min	54.0 min	225 hrs/yr	$6,970	680
Washington	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,785	1,525
United States	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,790	1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Washington Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Washington

Walla Walla County (12.2 min)
San Juan County (12.3 min)
Asotin County (13.2 min)

Slowest commutes among counties in Washington

Mason County (32.0 min)
Garfield County (28.4 min)
Snohomish County (28.3 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Skamania County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 27.0 minutes to get to work in Skamania County. That's 20% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Among the 5 slowest counties in Washington

The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 17.4% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Skamania County

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Skamania County, versus 0.2% in Washington.

Public transit is unusually rare in Skamania County: 6.0 times less than the Washington average (0.6% vs 3.4%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Skamania County, versus 0.1% in Washington.

Commute Mode Trends in Skamania County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Skamania County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show commute mode data by year

Year	Car	Worked at Home	Walked	Other	Public Transportation	Bicycle	Taxi	Motorcycle
2009	87.3%	8.6%	2.4%	1.1%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
2010	87.8%	8.9%	2.1%	0.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
2011	88.5%	7.3%	2.8%	1.1%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
2012	88.0%	8.7%	1.7%	1.4%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2013	85.9%	9.5%	1.6%	1.4%	0.1%	1.2%	0.0%	0.3%
2014	86.7%	8.3%	2.1%	1.6%	0.1%	0.9%	0.0%	0.3%
2015	84.8%	9.4%	3.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%	0.0%	0.2%
2016	82.4%	11.1%	3.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.7%	0.0%	0.4%
2017	84.1%	9.9%	3.6%	0.4%	0.3%	1.2%	0.0%	0.5%
2018	85.8%	9.4%	3.5%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	0.0%	0.3%
2019	86.0%	9.9%	3.5%	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	87.2%	9.1%	3.3%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	83.0%	13.0%	3.5%	0.1%	0.1%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	79.0%	14.5%	5.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	76.2%	17.1%	5.6%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	76.8%	17.4%	3.9%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2011 at 88.5% and lowest in 2023 at 76.2%. Overall it fell from 87.3% in 2009 to 76.8% in 2024, down 10.5 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Skamania County: its share of workers rose from 8.6% in 2009 to 17.4% in 2024, up 8.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking peaked at 5.6% in 2023 and has since fallen back to 3.9%.

Commute Start Times in Skamania County

Rush-Hour DodgersThe 2nd-lowest share of rush-hour departures among Washington's 39 counties: only 39.0% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Skamania County?

The bars show when commuters in Skamania County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Washington for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM		8.7%
5:00-5:29 AM		4.4%
5:30-5:59 AM		9.6%
6:00-6:29 AM		8.8%
6:30-6:59 AM		12.9%
7:00-7:29 AM		10.0%
7:30-7:59 AM		8.4%
8:00-8:29 AM		7.7%
8:30-8:59 AM		3.7%
9:00-9:59 AM		8.2%
10:00-10:59 AM		3.6%
11:00-11:59 AM		3.6%
12:00-3:59 PM		6.0%
4:00-11:59 PM		4.4%

Skamania County Washington Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Skamania County is 6:30-6:59 AM, when 12.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.5% across Washington. Early starts are more common than in Washington: 22.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 17.6% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Washington: 39.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 43.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.7%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Skamania County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Skamania County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Skamania County next to Washington and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show typical departure times by year

Year	Skamania County	Washington	United States
2009	7:17 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:15 AM	7:34 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:14 AM	7:34 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:17 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:14 AM	7:35 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:17 AM	7:35 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:20 AM	7:34 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:18 AM	7:34 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:13 AM	7:33 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:20 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:23 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:19 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:15 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:18 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:25 AM	7:34 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:17 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Skamania County were on the road by 7:17 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Washington, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Skamania County now leave 21 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Skamania County has moved 6 minutes earlier.

How does Skamania County's commute time compare?

Metric	Skamania County	Washington	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	27.0 min	22.4 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	06:30 AM – 06:59 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	17.4%	19.8%	15.0%
Walked	3.9%	3.0%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.6%	3.4%	3.2%

The average commute time in Skamania County is 27.0 minutes, longer than the 22.4 minutes in Washington.

0.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.4% in Washington. 3.9% commute by walking, higher than the 3.0% in Washington.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Skamania County, WA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Skamania County, WA is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 12,398 residents against a local median of 112,357. The measure that sets Skamania County, WA apart most is one-way commute: 27.0 min, 25% above the local median of 21.7 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.

The counties themselves spread 6.2 min on one-way commute, so Skamania County, WA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Skamania County, WA has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Skamania County, WA	12,398	27.0 min #6/6	17.4% #4/6	7:17 AM #1/6
Hood River County, OR	23,904	15.9 min	20.3%	7:22 AM
Clark County, WA	516,710	21.7 min	19.1%	7:31 AM
Multnomah County, OR	801,042	22.1 min	26.1%	7:57 AM
Lewis County, WA	85,146	21.7 min	9.7%	7:21 AM
Cowlitz County, WA	112,357	18.9 min	8.2%	7:21 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Skamania County, Washington.

Is commuting expensive in Skamania County, Washington?

Commuters here spend an estimated 225 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,970 at a typical national wage. That's 20% more than the typical Washington commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Skamania County, Washington?

Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Skamania County, Washington. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Skamania County, Washington?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.6% of commuters use it versus 3.4% in Washington, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Washington?

Among counties in Washington, the shortest average commutes are in Walla Walla County (12.2 min), San Juan County (12.3 min), Asotin County (13.2 min). The longest are in Mason County (32.0 min), Garfield County (28.4 min), Snohomish County (28.3 min).