Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: Median Commute Time Trend
How Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area's median commute time changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
34.6
2023
33
Total change
1.6
% change
-4.6%
| Year | Median Commute Time | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.6 | — |
| 2019 | 35 | +0.4 (1.2%) |
| 2020 | 34.8 | 0.2 (-0.6%) |
| 2021 | 34.3 | 0.5 (-1.4%) |
| 2022 | 33.7 | 0.6 (-1.7%) |
| 2023 | 33 | 0.7 (-2.1%) |