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In Whatcom County about 15% of the daily travel is work related. About 80% drive alone to work and about 10% either use a bike or walk to work. The longest travel activity during the day is work related. This could be going to meetings to another county or within the community. If you want additional information regarding travel behavior in the county then refer to the North Sound Household Travel...
Whatcom County offers many shopping amenities throughout the county from downtown districts which offer specialty stores and antiques to regional shopping malls and business districts. There are many people both within the county and even outside the country which travel to these destinations. Employment in the retail sector is the second highest in the county. About 20% of the jobs in the county...
Whatcom County has 7 public school districts (Bellingham, Meridian, Mount Baker, Ferndale, Nooksack Valley, Blaine, and Lynden) and a wide range of private schools with various religious affiliations and wide range of educational instruction methodologies. In addition, there are a variety of higher education options in the county with traditional 4 year colleges with graduate school to technical and...
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