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Most public transit riders, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 46. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wadena County, MN, up 33 places to #45.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most public transit riders by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020
01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78424,038−46%
02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62310,066−42%
03Dakota County, MNMN457,7102,928−59%
04▲1Olmsted County, MNMN166,7312,486−33%
05▼1Anoka County, MNMN381,6051,795−66%
06▲1St. Louis County, MNMN200,5181,690−2%
07▲2Stearns County, MNMN164,1101,125−11%
08▼2Washington County, MNMN286,895849−66%
09▲10Clay County, MNMN67,734591+84%
10▲2Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634476−30%
11Sherburne County, MNMN104,194472−37%
12▼2Carver County, MNMN114,379410−56%
13▼5Scott County, MNMN159,017340−75%
14▲1Wright County, MNMN157,559246−47%
15▲1Beltrami County, MNMN47,055237−37%
16▲20Polk County, MNMN30,545236+195%
17▲4Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041228−12%
18Mower County, MNMN40,971200−40%
19▼6Winona County, MNMN50,523194−63%
20▲8Itasca County, MNMN45,404187+36%
21▲5Steele County, MNMN37,464170+10%
22▼5Goodhue County, MNMN48,195163−56%
23▲6Nobles County, MNMN22,338160+55%
24▲23Todd County, MNMN26,060152+262%
25▲20Isanti County, MNMN44,386140+211%
26▼6Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720113−64%
27▼13Chisago County, MNMN59,142108−77%
28▲2Rice County, MNMN69,939101−1%
29▼7Benton County, MNMN41,74497−55%
30▲11Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13289+35%
31Becker County, MNMN35,49783−7%
32▼5Dodge County, MNMN21,37676−50%
33▲2McLeod County, MNMN36,63169−15%
34▲26Lyon County, MNMN25,68468+183%
35▼2Watonwan County, MNMN11,45965−22%
36▲1Douglas County, MNMN40,12059−25%
37▲5Redwood County, MNMN15,26554+4%
38▲14Cook County, MNMN5,52252+53%
39▲5Nicollet County, MNMN34,27352+4%
40▲3Brown County, MNMN25,51751+2%
41▼7Cass County, MNMN31,43050−39%
42▼3Morrison County, MNMN34,62049−36%
43▼19Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75347−73%
44▲11Kanabec County, MNMN16,62846+44%
45▲33Wadena County, MNMN14,38846+411%
46▲18Faribault County, MNMN13,88844+132%
47▲2Renville County, MNMN14,35634−15%
48▲8Houston County, MNMN18,40030−3%
49▲9Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47728−3%
50▼10Carlton County, MNMN36,71127−61%
51▲19Norman County, MNMN6,33627+80%
52▲16Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15326+53%
53▲8Meeker County, MNMN23,60326+8%
54▼4Pennington County, MNMN13,68626−30%
55▲2Pine County, MNMN30,47226−10%
56▲27Pope County, MNMN11,42026+550%
57▼11Hubbard County, MNMN22,36924−44%
58▲11Koochiching County, MNMN11,58722+47%
59▼27Stevens County, MNMN9,74722−75%
60▼22Freeborn County, MNMN30,44019−75%
61▼36Fillmore County, MNMN21,54018−89%
62▲3Big Stone County, MNMN5,05417−6%
63▲23Pipestone County, MNMN9,26017–
64▲10Jackson County, MNMN9,85716+33%
65▲1Swift County, MNMN9,76315−17%
66▲14Waseca County, MNMN18,68815+114%
67▲6Lake County, MNMN10,74614+8%
68▼20Martin County, MNMN19,44014−66%
69▲3Clearwater County, MNMN8,64713−7%
70▼16Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45313−61%
71▼9Sibley County, MNMN15,35612−43%
72▲5Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70410+11%
73▲2Murray County, MNMN7,9429−25%
74▼23Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4056−83%
75▼16Chippewa County, MNMN12,4065−79%
76▲6Grant County, MNMN6,0855+25%
77▲10Red Lake County, MNMN3,9404–
78▼7Rock County, MNMN9,5244−73%
79▼56Wabasha County, MNMN21,5373−98%
80▼13Aitkin County, MNMN16,2522−88%
81▼18Roseau County, MNMN15,2462−90%
82▲2Kittson County, MNMN4,0310–
83▼2Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7700−100%
84▼8Lincoln County, MNMN5,5830−100%
85Marshall County, MNMN8,7980–
86▼7Traverse County, MNMN3,1300−100%
87▼34Wilkin County, MNMN6,2880−100%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES