How long is the commute in Washington?

Average travel time to work in Washington, DC, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Washington gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 21.4 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 28.2
• Carpooled: 4.3
• Transit: 22.3
• Walked: 10
• From home: 29.4

Average commute (minutes)

• Washington: 21.4
• District of Columbia: 21.4
• DC: 21.4
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 29.4% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical one-way commute here runs about 1.6 minutes shorter than the national average.

Working from home went from 5.0% of workers in 2015 to 29.4% in the latest estimates.