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. The median across all 62 is 283. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chautauqua County, NY, up 16 places to #29.

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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%

12▲1Albany County, NYNY321,2256,614−24%

13▼1Monroe 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%

23▲2Columbia County, NYNY60,168808+6%

24Niagara County, NYNY208,912759−8%

25▼2Saratoga County, NYNY241,343737−18%

26▲1Chemung County, NYNY80,415470−10%

27▼1Sullivan County, NYNY80,586466−26%

28▲4Greene County, NYNY47,238459+75%

29▲16Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126328+147%

30▼1Oswego County, NYNY118,569302−30%

31▲7Franklin County, NYNY46,500283+44%

32▼4Otsego County, NYNY60,589270−38%

33▲4Cortland County, NYNY45,850208+1%

34▲7Livingston County, NYNY61,4381700%

35▲1Steuben County, NYNY91,855166−28%

36▲8Madison County, NYNY67,120160+18%

37▼4Delaware County, NYNY44,305151−41%

38▲9Schoharie County, NYNY30,176150+52%

39▼9Ontario County, NYNY113,130144−54%

40▼9Jefferson County, NYNY111,540139−52%

41▼6Warren County, NYNY65,020139−42%

42▲12Essex County, NYNY36,438132+83%

43▲9Lewis County, NYNY26,479132+57%

44▼5Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390131−26%

45▲1St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488122−7%

46▲11Orleans County, NYNY39,825109+91%

47▼13Cayuga County, NYNY74,36597−62%

48▼5Wayne County, NYNY91,25092−40%

49▲1Washington County, NYNY59,35387−4%

50▲3Fulton County, NYNY52,21678−4%

51▼11Herkimer County, NYNY59,21976−56%

52▲3Montgomery County, NYNY50,04658−18%

53▼2Wyoming County, NYNY39,74154−39%

54▼12Clinton County, NYNY78,13847−69%

55▲3Genesee County, NYNY58,416450%

56Allegany County, NYNY46,80043−26%

57▲4Schuyler County, NYNY16,92432+78%

58▼10Seneca County, NYNY32,88323−75%

59▼10Tioga County, NYNY47,45323−75%

60▲2Hamilton County, NYNY5,00618+38%

61▼2Yates County, NYNY24,54714−53%

62▼2Chenango County, NYNY45,7152−92%

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