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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. The median across all 100 is 22. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mitchell County, NC, up 44 places to #52.

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YEAR2020 2024

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%

07▲1Buncombe County, NCNC277,417868−7%

08▼1Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725662−34%

09▲1Cumberland County, NCNC338,473576−26%

10▼1Pitt County, NCNC182,936524−35%

11▲4Watauga County, NCNC54,786443+14%

12▲13Rowan County, NCNC155,096402+90%

13▲3Gaston County, NCNC246,558386+11%

14Brunswick County, NCNC174,702384−13%

15▼2New Hanover County, NCNC245,959256−42%

16▲13Craven County, NCNC105,025244+66%

17▲1Iredell County, NCNC211,798230−28%

18▲21Sampson County, NCNC61,504210+136%

19▼7Union County, NCNC267,674197−59%

20Hoke County, NCNC56,939168−31%

21▼10Onslow County, NCNC217,175165−67%

22▲2Wayne County, NCNC122,278161−26%

23▲4Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121147−17%

24▲4Robeson County, NCNC119,941138−9%

25▲1Lenoir County, NCNC55,837136−27%

26▼9Catawba County, NCNC170,172127−62%

27▲5Alamance County, NCNC186,177124−5%

28▼9Nash County, NCNC99,365116−55%

29▼7Johnston County, NCNC256,448114−49%

30▼7Chatham County, NCNC85,111107−52%

31▲24Hertford County, NCNC19,01592+171%

32▲12Moore County, NCNC110,61991+23%

33▲5Carteret County, NCNC70,46987−6%

34▲42Yadkin County, NCNC38,32568+580%

35▲22Stanly County, NCNC68,83062+94%

36▲7Wilson County, NCNC81,15060−20%

37▲13Wilkes County, NCNC66,23350+19%

38▲9Person County, NCNC40,63648−8%

39▲35Pamlico County, NCNC12,75846+318%

40▼10Lee County, NCNC70,25845−69%

41▼8Pender County, NCNC72,11143−66%

42▼1Harnett County, NCNC150,13743−46%

43▲25Alleghany County, NCNC11,47939+144%

44▲4Surry County, NCNC72,28737−24%

45▼24Davidson County, NCNC180,18236−84%

46▲34Warren County, NCNC18,89836+350%

47▲2Avery County, NCNC18,11032−24%

48▼8Franklin County, NCNC82,03728−66%

49▼13Henderson County, NCNC122,37523−79%

50▲2Rutherford County, NCNC65,74522−37%

51▲36Scotland County, NCNC33,32219+375%

52▲44Mitchell County, NCNC15,06218–

53▼22Lincoln County, NCNC98,65417−88%

54▲2Beaufort County, NCNC44,67016−50%

55▲42Perquimans County, NCNC13,49016–

56▲16Caldwell County, NCNC81,10515+7%

57▲1Davie County, NCNC45,85515−52%

58▲12Madison County, NCNC22,55314−7%

59▲10Vance County, NCNC42,63814−13%

60▲4Macon County, NCNC39,23210−52%

61▲27Camden County, NCNC11,3159+200%

62▲19Currituck County, NCNC33,1588+14%

63▼28Randolph County, NCNC149,5168−93%

64▼5Transylvania County, NCNC34,2118−70%

65▼31Burke County, NCNC88,6557−94%

66▼21Rockingham County, NCNC94,1957−90%

67▲11Haywood County, NCNC63,3697−22%

68▲31Yancey County, NCNC19,0846–

69▲8Ashe County, NCNC27,5144−56%

70▼7Hyde County, NCNC4,5544−81%

71▲23Clay County, NCNC12,2393–

72▲12McDowell County, NCNC45,1983−50%

73▼19Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252−94%

74▼1Martin County, NCNC21,6011−92%

75▲16Jones County, NCNC9,57510%

76▼23Swain County, NCNC14,0241−97%

77▲12Duplin County, NCNC51,5711−67%

78▼7Halifax County, NCNC46,5341−93%

79▼19Columbus County, NCNC50,4870−100%

80▲12Anson County, NCNC21,7580–

81▼44Bertie County, NCNC17,0860−100%

82▲1Bladen County, NCNC30,0070−100%

83▲10Caswell County, NCNC22,5630–

84▼22Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300−100%

85▼34Chowan County, NCNC14,0820−100%

86▼4Dare County, NCNC38,2450−100%

87▲8Gates County, NCNC10,2340–

88▲2Graham County, NCNC8,1900−100%

89▼47Granville County, NCNC61,4210−100%

90▼15Greene County, NCNC20,7000−100%

91▼30Jackson County, NCNC45,0390−100%

92▼6Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030−100%

93▼26Northampton County, NCNC16,4910−100%

94▼29Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010−100%

95▼16Polk County, NCNC20,5330−100%

96▼50Richmond County, NCNC42,0410−100%

97▼31Stokes County, NCNC46,1260−100%

98▼13Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370−100%

99▼1Washington County, NCNC10,6380–

100Alexander County, NCNC36,9580–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES