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MARKET RANKINGS
Recent rankings for the Western Washington region reveal a vibrant leading market

Seattle-Tacoma DMA rankings vs. other DMA markets, by composition

  • 1st for buying music on the Internet
  • 1st for gardening
  • 2nd for shopping on the Internet
  • 2nd for reading or contributing to blogs
  • 2nd for drinking microbrews
  • 2nd for 3 or more trips outside the continental US
  • 2nd for sail boating and power boating
  • 2nd for owning a cat
  • 3rd for online banking
  • 3rd for volunteer work
  • 3rd for downloading podcasts
  • 3rd for buying airline tickets online
  • 3rd for taking 8 or more cruises in the past 3 years
  • 3rd for online investment stock trading
  • 3rd for hiking and backbacking

Area map (PDF, 493K)

Note: Seattle-Tacoma DMA (Western Washington) refers to the Designated Market Area, which includes King, Snohomish, Chelan, Clallam, Douglas, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Thurston and Whatcom counties.
Source: 2009 Multi-Market Scarborough Report, Release 2