Transportation in Port Townsend, WA

Commute patterns, travel times, and transportation modes — 2023 ACS Data

Commute Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Drive Alone

53.4%

-32% vs national

Public Transit

1.6%

+83% vs national

Work From Home

28.5%

+206% vs national

Carpool

7.3%

Walk / Bike

8.3%

combined

How Port Townsend's Commute Compares

Source: Census ACS (2023)

How People Get to Work

Source: Census ACS (2023)

Commute Mode Breakdown

Source: Census ACS (2023)

Traffic Fatalities

Source: NHTSA FARS (2018)

Fatalities

1

2018

1-Year Avg

1

fatalities/yr

Cyclist

1

Data from NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Includes only crashes involving at least one fatality.

Commute data for Port Townsend, WA covers travel times and transportation modes. 53.4% of workers drive alone, compared to the national average of 78.7%. 28.5% work from home, which is above the WA state average of 12.7%. Public transit is used by 1.6% of commuters, compared to the national average of 0.9%. 7.3% of workers carpool. 6.1% walk to work. 2.3% commute by bicycle. In 2018, there were 1 traffic fatality from 1 fatal crash.