RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most public transit riders, New York counties

New York 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 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,963562,023−18%

02Queens County, NYNY2,358,182451,707−14%

03New York County, NYNY1,664,862376,566−22%

04Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332286,290−13%

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93984,745−21%

06Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74384,165−18%

07Richmond County, NYNY501,29051,528−14%

08Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09037,116−17%

09Erie County, NYNY946,74112,729−13%

10Rockland County, NYNY357,3979,038−19%

11Orange County, NYNY417,6698,711−4%

12Albany County, NYNY321,2256,614−24%

13Monroe County, NYNY750,5066,503−27%

14Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085,603−19%

15Onondaga County, NYNY466,5844,685−15%

16Putnam County, NYNY99,0282,867−26%

17Tompkins County, NYNY104,0472,296−27%

18Schenectady County, NYNY162,5812,181−19%

19Broome County, NYNY195,7362,161−13%

20Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5101,849−19%

21Ulster County, NYNY183,3301,589−22%

22Oneida County, NYNY226,3921,165−2%

23Columbia County, NYNY60,168808+6%

24Niagara County, NYNY208,912759−8%

25Saratoga County, NYNY241,343737−18%

26Chemung County, NYNY80,415470−10%

27Sullivan County, NYNY80,586466−26%

28Greene County, NYNY47,238459+75%

29Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126328+147%

30Oswego County, NYNY118,569302−30%

31Franklin County, NYNY46,500283+44%

32Otsego County, NYNY60,589270−38%

33Cortland County, NYNY45,850208+1%

34Livingston County, NYNY61,438170+0%

35Steuben County, NYNY91,855166−28%

36Madison County, NYNY67,120160+18%

37Delaware County, NYNY44,305151−41%

38Schoharie County, NYNY30,176150+52%

39Ontario County, NYNY113,130144−54%

40Jefferson County, NYNY111,540139−52%

41Warren County, NYNY65,020139−42%

42Essex County, NYNY36,438132+83%

43Lewis County, NYNY26,479132+57%

44Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390131−26%

45St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488122−7%

46Orleans County, NYNY39,825109+91%

47Cayuga County, NYNY74,36597−62%

48Wayne County, NYNY91,25092−40%

49Washington County, NYNY59,35387−4%

50Fulton County, NYNY52,21678−4%

51Herkimer County, NYNY59,21976−56%

52Montgomery County, NYNY50,04658−18%

53Wyoming County, NYNY39,74154−39%

54Clinton County, NYNY78,13847−69%

55Genesee County, NYNY58,41645+0%

56Allegany County, NYNY46,80043−26%

57Schuyler County, NYNY16,92432+78%

58Seneca County, NYNY32,88323−75%

59Tioga County, NYNY47,45323−75%

60Hamilton County, NYNY5,00618+38%

61Yates County, NYNY24,54714−53%

62Chenango County, NYNY45,7152−92%

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