A typical King County transit user can save up to $8,400 a year by leaving the car at home and riding a Metro Transit bus – that’s significantly more than the average household pays for food in a year.

According to a national survey released by the American Public Transportation Association, King County is No. 4 in the national “Transit Savings Report.” The calculations were based in part on the current cost of gas in the Seattle metropolitan area and the price of an average Metro bus pass.