54,812 people in the Seattle area spent at least 90 minutes getting to work, study finds

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The number of people forced to spend at least 90 minutes each way commuting to work has boomed in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue metro area over the last decade, according to a recently-released study.

A county-by-county breakdown of super commutes by Apartment List has found that 50% more people were grinding out long rides in King County compared to 2009. Pierce County saw an increase of 55% and Snohomish County's super commute number jumped by 44% over that time. Combined, the counties had roughly 55,000 workers spending three hours or more round trip just getting to the office.

The numbers - which originate from the U.S. Census Bureau - reflect nearly 5% of the workforce in Pierce County, but only about 2% in King County and 3.7% in Snohomish. Kitsap County had the highest percentage of Washington super commuters in the workforce, with 7. 5% making the long haul by ferry as of 2017.

As you may be able to tell from the numbers, the super commuters are not just strung out on roads and freeways, but using all forms of transportation, including ferries.

"Beyond the super commuters who drive from distant exurbs to work in the downtown offices of pricey superstar cities, we also see high rates of super commuting in some counties that are much closer to the urban core," Apartment List's Chris Salviati wrote for the online release of the transit map. "This is evidence of the large number of super commuters who rely on public transit."

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1. I lived about a 20 minute walk from the job I retired from. I usually showed up early

and a couple times I had truck trouble, I walked and made it on time anyway. I often though how lucky I was. It was kind of luck I snagged that job too.