People Commuting to Work by Biking

Commuters in Seattle were more likely to bike to work compared to people living in other regions of King County.  

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Between 2018-2022, an average of 1.2% of King County workers commuted to work by bicycle.    

  • Gender: Men (1.7%) were over twice as likely to commute to work by biking as women (0.8%).     

  • Race and ethnicity: White people (1.7%) were more likely to bike to work than the King County average, while Black/African American (0.1%), Hispanic/Latinx (0.8%), and Asian (0.7%) people were less likely to commute by bike than the county average.    

  • Region/City/Neighborhood: People living in Seattle were more likely to commute by bike (2.8%) than people living in other regions of the county. Seattle neighborhoods of Ravenna/Bryant (5.5%), Fremont/Wallingford (4.9%), Laurelhurst, Sand Point and Wedgewood (4.6%) and Capitol Hill (4.6%) had the highest rates of biking to work.     

  • Trends: The percentage of people who commuted to work by biking in King County has decreased from 1.7% in 2019 to 1.1% in 2022. Percentages of people who biked to work have also decreased for Seattle, from 3.7% in 2019 to 2.5% in 2022. These changes may have been due to the COVID-19 pandemic shifting many workplaces to work from home.   

 

Notes & Sources

Source: American Community Survey (ACS).

To learn more about the American Community Survey and view the data biography, click here.