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https://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/seattle-portland-transit-by-gender.png386376As I mentioned in my last post, Seattle and Portland have very similar commuting patterns. The biggest difference between the two cities is that Seattle has higher rates of transit commuting, and lower shares of drive-alone commuters, than Portland. But there are plenty of interesting tidbits about the demographics of transit buried in the commuting data. Transit and Gender In both Seattle and Portland, women are more likely than men to commute by transit.