| TRANSPORT | Salem | Sandpoint | United States |
| Commute Time | 24.9 | 16.6 | 28.1 |
| COMMUTE MODE | | | |
| Auto (alone) | 71.03% | 70.06% | 75.83% |
| Carpool | 15.48% | 14.19% | 10.67% |
| Mass Transit | 3.49% | 1.31% | 4.78% |
| Work at Home | 4.26% | 4.12% | 4.07% |
| COMMUTE TIME TO WORK | | | |
| Commute Less Than 15 min. | 34.94% | 69.98% | 28.58% |
| Commute 15 to 29 min. | 40.20% | 15.87% | 36.13% |
| Commute 30 to 44 min. | 12.84% | 7.05% | 19.69% |
| Commute 45 to 59 min. | 4.94% | 3.05% | 7.50% |
| Commute greater than 60 min. | 7.08% | 4.06% | 8.10% |