Portland, Oregon offers a variety of public transportation options to residents and visitors. The city is served by the TriMet transit system, which includes buses, light rail lines and streetcars. Buses run throughout the city and serve many areas that are not accessible by train or streetcar. Additionally, the Portland Streetcar has two routes that connect Northwest and Southwest Portland, as well as the Pearl District and Portland State University. The MAX Light Rail serves several suburbs outside of Portland and connects downtown with Hillsboro, Gresham and Clackamas Town Center. Finally, for those looking to explore further out of town there is Amtrak Cascades, providing service from Vancouver BC to Eugene OR with stops in Seattle WA, Tacoma WA, Portland OR and many other communities along the way.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Portland takes 26.1 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Portland get to work:
- 57.7% drive their own car alone
- 8.9% carpool with others
- 7.6% work from home
- 12.3% take mass transit