Commute & transport in Washington

ACS 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

60/100
16th of 60

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The four inputs

Mean commute time30.0 min

Washington 32.4 min45% · scores 46

Share commuting under 30 min49%

Washington 47%25% · scores 37

Transit stop density72

Washington median 6.410% · scores 100

Share working from home33%

Washington 25%20% · scores 100

Vertical rule marks the Washington reference. ACS 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Washington suburbs for commute

All 60 ranked, Washington highlighted

1McNairB25.0 min 2ArlingtonB−26.2 min 3RestonB−26.0 min 4LeesburgB−25.3 min 5AshburnB−27.4 min 6BethesdaC+27.7 min 7SterlingC+24.2 min 8TysonsC+26.7 min 9Fair OaksC+27.1 min 10AlexandriaC+28.4 min 11FairfaxC+28.0 min 12North BethesdaC+29.6 min 13College ParkC+26.2 min 14McLeanC28.1 min 15Bailey's CrossroadsC27.5 min 16WashingtonC30.0 min 17OaktonC29.4 min 18HerndonC27.5 min 19West Falls ChurchC28.7 min 20AnnandaleC27.3 min 21BurkeC−29.4 min 22PotomacC−29.7 min 23RockvilleC−30.7 min 24ChantillyC−27.8 min 25CentrevilleC−27.5 min 26GaithersburgC−29.4 min 27SpringfieldD+29.1 min 28North PotomacD+31.5 min 29OlneyD+31.8 min 30FrederickD+30.0 min 31FredericksburgD+31.9 min 32West SpringfieldD+32.2 min 33WheatonD31.6 min 34South RidingD33.0 min 35GermantownD30.8 min 36LaurelD30.9 min 37Silver SpringD34.0 min 38GreenbeltD−33.8 min 39Ballenger CreekD−32.5 min 40Montgomery VillageD−32.6 min 41BowieD−34.8 min 42Aspen HillD−34.1 min 43BrambletonD−36.6 min 44ManassasF32.1 min 45ClarksburgF34.4 min 46SuitlandF36.3 min 47South LaurelF32.5 min 48FairlandF35.0 min 49LandoverF34.7 min 50MontclairF38.2 min 51Linton HallF38.1 min 52Lake RidgeF35.7 min 53Camp SpringsF37.7 min 54Fort WashingtonF37.9 min 55WoodbridgeF35.0 min 56ChillumF36.5 min 57ClintonF37.9 min 58Dale CityF37.4 min 59Cherry HillF41.4 min 60WaldorfF41.1 min

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Better than Washington on commute & transport

Washington grades C on commute & transport. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCommuteMean commuteUnder 30 minutesOverall

McNair22 mi from WashingtonB25.0 min67% 66 C+ Arlington5 mi from WashingtonB−26.2 min58% 73 B Reston18 mi from WashingtonB−26.0 min61% 70 B− Bethesda8 mi from WashingtonC+27.7 min54% 73 B Sterling22 mi from WashingtonC+24.2 min67% 69 B− Tysons11 mi from WashingtonC+26.7 min56% 67 C+

Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24

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