Puget Sound Trends

Last Updated: 
Aug 3, 2018

Brief summaries of data trends in the central Puget Sound region.  

People walking in downtown Seattle
3rd Avenue in downtown Seattle

Travel time to work increasing

The average travel time to work in the region continues to steadily increase across all modes. The share of commuters with long commutes (greater than 60 minutes) has increased steeply in recent years.

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Demographic Trends

Nov 2018 - "Missing Middle" Housing in the Region
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Aug 2018 - Regional Population Trends
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Aug 2018 - Regional Population Trends (spreadsheet)
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May 2018 - Housing Affordability
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Apr 2018 - Aging Population
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Apr 2018 - Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Central Puget Sound Region
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Oct 2017 - Residential Building Permits
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Jul 2016 - On Our Way to Four Million People
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Nov 2015 - Population of Cities and Towns [available in Excel]
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Jun 2014 - Fair Housing in the Central Puget Sound Region
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Economic Trends

March 2018 - Region added 59,700 jobs in 2017
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May 2017 - Jobs Grow at Brisk Pace in First Quarter of 2017
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Feb 2017 - Region Added About 60,000 Jobs in 2016
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Sep 2016 - Half-Yearly Jobs Gains Highest Since 2000
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Jun 2016 - Services Sector Continues to Drive the Region's Job Growth
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Apr 2016 - Region Starts off the Year by Adding 150 Jobs per Day
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Feb 2016 - Region Adds 54,300 Jobs in 2015
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Jul 2015 - Industrial Land Supply in the Central Puget Sound Region
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Transportation Trends

Dec 2018 - Travel Time to Work
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Nov 2018 - Ferry Ridership in the Central Puget Sound Region
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Sept 2018 - Sea-Tac Airport: Passenger and Air Cargo Activity
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Aug 2018 - Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Jun 2018 - Region Leads Nation in Transit Boarding Growth
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May 2018 - Transit Ridership in 2017
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May 2017 - P.S. Trends - Transit, Ferry and Vanpool Ridership
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May 2016 - Puget Sound Region Has Fastest-Growing Transit Ridership in U.S.
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