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Most public transit riders, North Carolina counties

North Carolina 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310,369−31%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354,074−28%

03Durham County, NCNC347,2403,136−35%

04Orange County, NCNC152,4983,058−30%

05Guilford County, NCNC562,2343,057−16%

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181,271−16%

07Buncombe County, NCNC277,417868−7%

08Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725662−34%

09Cumberland County, NCNC338,473576−26%

10Pitt County, NCNC182,936524−35%

11Watauga County, NCNC54,786443+14%

12Rowan County, NCNC155,096402+90%

13Gaston County, NCNC246,558386+11%

14Brunswick County, NCNC174,702384−13%

15New Hanover County, NCNC245,959256−42%

16Craven County, NCNC105,025244+66%

17Iredell County, NCNC211,798230−28%

18Sampson County, NCNC61,504210+136%

19Union County, NCNC267,674197−59%

20Hoke County, NCNC56,939168−31%

21Onslow County, NCNC217,175165−67%

22Wayne County, NCNC122,278161−26%

23Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121147−17%

24Robeson County, NCNC119,941138−9%

25Lenoir County, NCNC55,837136−27%

26Catawba County, NCNC170,172127−62%

27Alamance County, NCNC186,177124−5%

28Nash County, NCNC99,365116−55%

29Johnston County, NCNC256,448114−49%

30Chatham County, NCNC85,111107−52%

31Hertford County, NCNC19,01592+171%

32Moore County, NCNC110,61991+23%

33Carteret County, NCNC70,46987−6%

34Yadkin County, NCNC38,32568+580%

35Stanly County, NCNC68,83062+94%

36Wilson County, NCNC81,15060−20%

37Wilkes County, NCNC66,23350+19%

38Person County, NCNC40,63648−8%

39Pamlico County, NCNC12,75846+318%

40Lee County, NCNC70,25845−69%

41Pender County, NCNC72,11143−66%

42Harnett County, NCNC150,13743−46%

43Alleghany County, NCNC11,47939+144%

44Surry County, NCNC72,28737−24%

45Davidson County, NCNC180,18236−84%

46Warren County, NCNC18,89836+350%

47Avery County, NCNC18,11032−24%

48Franklin County, NCNC82,03728−66%

49Henderson County, NCNC122,37523−79%

50Rutherford County, NCNC65,74522−37%

51Scotland County, NCNC33,32219+375%

52Mitchell County, NCNC15,06218–

53Lincoln County, NCNC98,65417−88%

54Beaufort County, NCNC44,67016−50%

55Perquimans County, NCNC13,49016–

56Caldwell County, NCNC81,10515+7%

57Davie County, NCNC45,85515−52%

58Madison County, NCNC22,55314−7%

59Vance County, NCNC42,63814−13%

60Macon County, NCNC39,23210−52%

61Camden County, NCNC11,3159+200%

62Currituck County, NCNC33,1588+14%

63Randolph County, NCNC149,5168−93%

64Transylvania County, NCNC34,2118−70%

65Burke County, NCNC88,6557−94%

66Rockingham County, NCNC94,1957−90%

67Haywood County, NCNC63,3697−22%

68Yancey County, NCNC19,0846–

69Ashe County, NCNC27,5144−56%

70Hyde County, NCNC4,5544−81%

71Clay County, NCNC12,2393–

72McDowell County, NCNC45,1983−50%

73Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252−94%

74Martin County, NCNC21,6011−92%

75Jones County, NCNC9,5751+0%

76Swain County, NCNC14,0241−97%

77Duplin County, NCNC51,5711−67%

78Halifax County, NCNC46,5341−93%

79Columbus County, NCNC50,4870−100%

80Anson County, NCNC21,7580–

81Bertie County, NCNC17,0860−100%

82Bladen County, NCNC30,0070−100%

83Caswell County, NCNC22,5630–

84Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300−100%

85Chowan County, NCNC14,0820−100%

86Dare County, NCNC38,2450−100%

87Gates County, NCNC10,2340–

88Graham County, NCNC8,1900−100%

89Granville County, NCNC61,4210−100%

90Greene County, NCNC20,7000−100%

91Jackson County, NCNC45,0390−100%

92Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030−100%

93Northampton County, NCNC16,4910−100%

94Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010−100%

95Polk County, NCNC20,5330−100%

96Richmond County, NCNC42,0410−100%

97Stokes County, NCNC46,1260−100%

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370−100%

99Washington County, NCNC10,6380–

100Alexander County, NCNC36,9580–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES