Which county has the highest transit commuters?

Kings County, New York ranks #1 with 562,023 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by transit commuters?

Kings County, New York, Queens County, New York, New York County, New York, Cook County, Illinois, Bronx County, New York.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is transit commuters measured?

Number of workers 16 and over who commuted by public transportation (ACS B08301). The raw-count companion to the transit share. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most public transit riders, US counties

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

3001▼1,319Parke County, ININ16,6420−100%

3002▼1,342Pike County, ININ12,0030−100%

3003▼684Putnam County, ININ37,8760−100%

3004▼1,810Ripley County, ININ29,4340−100%

3005▼1,486Shelby County, ININ45,8820−100%

3006▲28Switzerland County, ININ10,0370–

3007▼794Adams County, IAIA3,6170−100%

3008▲28Audubon County, IAIA5,5090–

3009▼830Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6630−100%

3010▼1,262Dickinson County, IAIA18,0770−100%

3011▼564Emmet County, IAIA9,1070−100%

3012▲27Fremont County, IAIA6,5220–

3013▼635Hancock County, IAIA10,5280−100%

3014▼834Henry County, IAIA19,3490−100%

3015▼1,632Howard County, IAIA9,4150−100%

3016▲25Ida County, IAIA6,7770–

3017▼802Lyon County, IAIA12,3540−100%

3018▼1,114Marshall County, IAIA39,8900−100%

3019▼1,821Mills County, IAIA14,7930−100%

3020▲23Monroe County, IAIA7,4060–

3021▼1,384Montgomery County, IAIA10,0020−100%

3022▼513Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8190−100%

3023▼807Ringgold County, IAIA4,6420−100%

3024▼1,734Warren County, IAIA57,3310−100%

3025▼1,087Wayne County, IAIA6,7380−100%

3026▲18Anderson County, KSKS8,0180–

3027▼647Atchison County, KSKS16,1720−100%

3028▲17Chase County, KSKS2,5720–

3029▲17Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3210–

3030▲17Cherokee County, KSKS19,1050–

3031▲17Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6040–

3032▲17Clark County, KSKS1,9000–

3033▲18Comanche County, KSKS1,6730–

3034▲18Edwards County, KSKS2,6400–

3035▲18Elk County, KSKS2,4580–

3036▼854Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2570−100%

3037▼1,499Ford County, KSKS33,9930−100%

3038▲16Gove County, KSKS2,6310–

3039▼527Graham County, KSKS2,3710−100%

3040▼1,064Grant County, KSKS7,0280−100%

3041▲15Greeley County, KSKS1,1820–

3042▲15Hamilton County, KSKS2,5000–

3043▲16Haskell County, KSKS3,5990–

3044▲16Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6190–

3045▲16Jefferson County, KSKS18,2960–

3046▼925Jewell County, KSKS2,8300−100%

3047▲15Kearny County, KSKS3,8880–

3048▼535Kingman County, KSKS7,0290−100%

3049▼1,278Labette County, KSKS19,6850−100%

3050▲13Lincoln County, KSKS2,8610–

3051▲13Logan County, KSKS2,6610–

3052▼728McPherson County, KSKS30,0640−100%

3053▼833Morris County, KSKS5,3480−100%

3054▲14Morton County, KSKS2,4700–

3055▼1,596Nemaha County, KSKS10,0540−100%

3056▼541Ness County, KSKS2,6170−100%

3057▼607Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1860−100%

3058▼733Republic County, KSKS4,6400−100%

3059▲12Rooks County, KSKS4,6460–

3060▼1,311Scott County, KSKS4,8150−100%

3061▲11Sheridan County, KSKS2,4270–

3062▲11Sherman County, KSKS5,7630–

3063▼546Stafford County, KSKS4,0050−100%

3064▲10Stanton County, KSKS1,9860–

3065▲10Stevens County, KSKS4,9840–

3066▲11Thomas County, KSKS7,7250–

3067▼549Trego County, KSKS2,7400−100%

3068▼617Wallace County, KSKS1,4410−100%

3069▲9Wichita County, KSKS2,0310–

3070▲9Woodson County, KSKS3,1180–

3071▲9Adair County, KYKY19,4230–

3072▼850Anderson County, KYKY25,2250−100%

3073▼553Carroll County, KYKY11,1410−100%

3074▲7Carter County, KYKY26,1490–

3075▼623Clinton County, KYKY9,1390−100%

3076▼1,354Crittenden County, KYKY8,8070−100%

3077▼1,032Fleming County, KYKY15,7870−100%

3078▼1,138Fulton County, KYKY6,2180−100%

3079▼558Gallatin County, KYKY8,8400−100%

3080▼1,229Hancock County, KYKY9,0500−100%

3081▲2Harrison County, KYKY19,6270–

3082▼1,104Johnson County, KYKY22,0510−100%

3083▼1,468Knott County, KYKY13,3210−100%

3084▲3Leslie County, KYKY9,6270–

3085▲3Lewis County, KYKY12,9010–

3086▲3Lyon County, KYKY9,1230–

3087▼813Marion County, KYKY20,1150−100%

3088▲5Menifee County, KYKY6,4300–

3089▼1,339Mercer County, KYKY23,7330−100%

3090▲4Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5830–

3091▼710Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6340−100%

3092▼1,150Nicholas County, KYKY7,9490−100%

3093▲5Owsley County, KYKY3,9320–

3094▼910Powell County, KYKY12,8120−100%

3095▼1,479Russell County, KYKY18,6080−100%

3096▼1,510West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7560−100%

3097▲8Treasure County, MTMT7280–

3098▼771Burt County, NENE6,6780−100%

3099▲7Cheyenne County, NENE9,5280–

3100▲7Loup County, NENE5700–

3101▲7McPherson County, NENE3690–

3102▲7Morrill County, NENE4,4040–

3103▲7Nance County, NENE3,2900–

3104▲8Esmeralda County, NVNV7290–

3105▼1,644Vinton County, OHOH12,6450−100%

3106▲7Greer County, OKOK5,3730–

3107▼725Forest County, PAPA6,6140−100%

3108▲7Giles County, TNTN31,4330–

3109▼1,491Grainger County, TNTN25,7390−100%

3110▼2,002Hamblen County, TNTN68,8430−100%

3111▼1,291Hardin County, TNTN27,9830−100%

3112▼1,971Hawkins County, TNTN59,5590−100%

3113▲3Haywood County, TNTN17,0420–

3114▲3Coke County, TXTX3,4120–

3115▲3Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4870–

3116▲3Dawson County, TXTX11,7760–

3117▼1,576Floyd County, TXTX4,8810−100%

3118▲2Foard County, TXTX1,0440–

3119▼1,395Franklin County, TXTX10,9940−100%

3120▼598Freestone County, TXTX20,8110−100%

3121▲2Hardeman County, TXTX3,2920–

3122▼1,213Howard County, TXTX30,5040−100%

3123▲1Roberts County, TXTX8670–

3124▲1Uvalde County, TXTX24,9630–

3125▼602Ward County, TXTX11,1250−100%

3126Washington County, TXTX38,2880–

3127Wheeler County, TXTX4,7730–

3128Willacy County, TXTX19,9710–

3129▼746Daggett County, UTUT9340−100%

3130▼1,405Duchesne County, UTUT20,8560−100%

3131▼906Piute County, UTUT1,5090−100%

3132▼1,310Rich County, UTUT2,6870−100%

3133▼2Buena Vista, VAVA6,6720–

3134▼1,191Galax, VAVA6,6700−100%

3135▼3Lexington, VAVA7,7690–

3136▼1,767Martinsville, VAVA13,8490−100%

3137▼1,994Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510−100%

3138▼5Garfield County, WAWA2,4160–

3139▼953Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4570−100%

3140▼812Mingo County, WVWV21,4550−100%

3141▼1,055Iron County, WIWI6,1270−100%

3142▼1,390Marquette County, WIWI15,9270−100%

3143▼9Goshen County, WYWY12,6400–

3144▼9Hot Springs County, WYWY4,6000–

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