Which metro area has the highest transit commuters?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 2,283,292 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by transit commuters?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas 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 · 425 SHOWN OF 925

Most public transit riders, US metro areas

US metro areas 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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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

501Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215101−38%

502Faribault, MNMN69,939101−1%

503Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212101−36%

504Española, NMNM39,832100−12%

505Newport, OROR50,636100−6%

506Norwalk, OHOH58,250100+47%

507Lewiston, IDID65,450100−32%

508Daphne, ALAL267,76199+230%

509Cadillac, MIMI49,71999+34%

510Keene, NHNH78,26998+8%

511Marion, ILIL67,22598−36%

512Marquette, MIMI68,06498−24%

513Mitchell, SDSD25,91398−31%

514Selma, ALAL35,14097–

515Seneca, SCSC83,77597−39%

516Auburn, NYNY74,36597−62%

517Victoria, TXTX99,86496−74%

518Enid, OKOK61,77996−6%

519Cedartown, GAGA45,51495−25%

520Kokomo, ININ83,90493+60%

521Albertville, ALAL103,53793−47%

522Dothan, ALAL156,26692+300%

523Bowling Green, KYKY197,18091−42%

524Hobbs, NMNM74,74991+1200%

525Pinehurst, NCNC110,61991+23%

526Laurel, MSMS82,28190+55%

527Pierre, SDSD20,58890−27%

528Easton, MDMD38,23888−57%

529Gallipolis, OHOH29,07288+319%

530Guymon, OKOK20,32288+389%

531Sunbury, PAPA107,78888−22%

532Dixon, ILIL32,91487−4%

533Hood River, OROR23,72087+32%

534Morehead City, NCNC70,46987−6%

535New Castle, ININ49,13785+44%

536Muskogee, OKOK66,70885−36%

537Bismarck, NDND139,75084−27%

538Brookings, SDSD37,63584+140%

539Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49783−7%

540Sebring, FLFL111,12283−66%

541Sterling, ILIL54,12183−31%

542Hermitage, PAPA107,86082−5%

543Gettysburg, PAPA107,59482−56%

544LaGrange, GAGA107,09781+45%

545Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90481−32%

546Slidell, LALA279,10881−50%

547Platteville, WIWI52,44681+35%

548Palatka, FLFL77,73480+29%

549Sumter, SCSC105,06780−29%

550Stevens Point, WIWI71,94380−63%

551Tahlequah, OKOK49,19679+216%

552McComb, MSMS52,64079+68%

553Lufkin, TXTX88,15478−32%

554Gloversville, NYNY52,21678−4%

555Watertown, SDSD29,56277+1000%

556Crossville, TNTN66,30077–

557Helena, MTMT97,15377−58%

558Clinton, IAIA46,00277+51%

559Crescent City, CACA26,41076+145%

560Gaffney, SCSC58,27575+3650%

561Glasgow, KYKY56,22474+51%

562Le Mars, IAIA25,69774+222%

563Salem, OHOH99,37774−33%

564Henderson, KYKY57,18473+83%

565Kalispell, MTMT115,42973−42%

566Bartlesville, OKOK54,03772+350%

567Kearney, NENE57,96270+19%

568Rochelle, ILIL51,39970−19%

569Washington Court House, OHOH28,55270−4%

570Alamogordo, NMNM70,36870−39%

571Logansport, ININ37,83669+21%

572Vernal, UTUT38,27869+15%

573Farmington, NMNM120,34069−57%

574Hutchinson, MNMN36,63169−15%

575Marshall, MNMN25,68468+183%

576Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00268−58%

577Zanesville, OHOH87,01467−34%

578Big Rapids, MIMI42,32067+10%

579Taos, NMNM34,56467−62%

580Cullman, ALAL94,00967+253%

581Port Townsend, WAWA33,97066−67%

582Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09966–

583Morristown, TNTN128,86765−58%

584Borger, TXTX19,63365+51%

585Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15464+106%

586Klamath Falls, OROR70,27464−49%

587Macomb, ILIL25,91664−55%

588Carroll, IAIA20,30364+392%

589Monticello, ININ25,16463+350%

590Ozark, ALAL49,91263+800%

591Salina, KSKS59,12163−57%

592Spencer, IAIA16,20263+26%

593Hinesville, GAGA91,87063−68%

594Ukiah, CACA88,12262−7%

595Albemarle, NCNC68,83062+94%

596Corbin, KYKY150,04061+15%

597Escanaba, MIMI36,58260−58%

598Sedalia, MOMO44,25460+94%

599Wilson, NCNC81,15060−20%

600New Iberia, LALA66,84660−17%

601Nantucket, MAMA14,75860−20%

602Farmington, MOMO67,80959−6%

603The Dalles, OROR26,31059+181%

604Tupelo, MSMS133,16759+269%

605Alexandria, MNMN40,12059−25%

606Vincennes, ININ35,65258−27%

607Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66958−34%

608Amsterdam, NYNY50,04658−18%

609Nogales, AZAZ50,02057−69%

610Taylorville, ILIL33,44357+21%

611Campbellsville, KYKY38,40757−14%

612Meridian, MSMS85,41957+613%

613Storm Lake, IAIA20,44957+84%

614Gainesville, TXTX44,46156+115%

615DuBois, PAPA78,10056−36%

616Richmond, ININ66,16956−48%

617St. Marys, PAPA29,92656+24%

618Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06056+44%

619Sidney, OHOH48,06556+522%

620Bishop, CACA18,15855−8%

621Alexander City, ALAL40,95355+31%

622Durango, COCO56,89854−76%

623Thomasville, GAGA72,95854+59%

624Warrensburg, MOMO56,67054+391%

625Athens, TXTX88,59554−64%

626Paris, TNTN32,89653+141%

627Williston, NDND41,76753+26%

628Douglas, GAGA52,86152+0%

629New Ulm, MNMN25,51751+2%

630Lewistown, PAPA46,12750+92%

631Malvern, ARAR33,45150+72%

632North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23350+19%

633Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14750−34%

634Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44249+75%

635Tiffin, OHOH54,52249−60%

636Warren, PAPA37,03849−60%

637Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33249−79%

638Pikeville, KYKY89,12249−49%

639Natchez, MSMS54,72248−34%

640Peru, ININ34,48748−14%

641Richmond, KYKY131,80648−26%

642Minden, LALA34,94847−8%

643Wabash, ININ30,71347−27%

644Menomonie, WIWI46,22347+34%

645Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13847−69%

646Waycross, GAGA57,67046−12%

647Ada, OKOK38,52846−63%

648Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83846−40%

649Angola, ININ34,79946+92%

650Tifton, GAGA51,23745−15%

651Batavia, NYNY58,41645+0%

652Sanford, NCNC70,25845−69%

653Jasper, ININ44,01644–

654Warsaw, ININ80,89244−44%

655Astoria, OROR40,92644−76%

656Clovis, NMNM65,27044−31%

657Othello, WAWA21,48844+214%

658Garden City, KSKS37,50543−43%

659Coshocton, OHOH37,18843−19%

660Hannibal, MOMO38,96943+975%

661Lincoln, ILIL27,18243−26%

662Owosso, MIMI67,68143−19%

663Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13743−46%

664Baraboo, WIWI66,65242+14%

665Sturgis, MIMI60,96842−74%

666Rice Lake, WIWI46,48441−34%

667Muskegon, MIMI177,90141−82%

668St. Simons, GAGA118,52440−83%

669Effingham, ILIL44,72740−40%

670Magnolia, ARAR21,89440+67%

671Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93840−15%

672Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57540+135%

673Petoskey, MIMI33,77540−13%

674Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65539+44%

675Rome, GAGA101,37839−77%

676Roswell, NMNM63,36438−90%

677Sayre, PAPA59,60038−19%

678Carlsbad, NMNM62,50938−82%

679Cornelia, GAGA50,41638−36%

680Orangeburg, SCSC83,17738−36%

681Beckley, WVWV109,94037−38%

682Greenville, OHOH51,52037+61%

683Hillsdale, MIMI45,73837−16%

684Mount Airy, NCNC72,28737−24%

685Wooster, OHOH116,75837−69%

686Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08336−60%

687Lock Haven, PAPA37,87036−12%

688Somerset, PAPA72,00436+20%

689Coldwater, MIMI45,99336−3%

690Payson, AZAZ53,80135+67%

691Sparta, WIWI46,57235−24%

692Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30235−44%

693McAlester, OKOK43,32035+106%

694Crawfordsville, ININ38,95434−57%

695Woodward, OKOK19,82734–

696Corsicana, TXTX57,18133−49%

697Marinette, WIWI65,51533−43%

698Auburn, ININ44,53533+560%

699Susanville, CACA28,11732+23%

700Natchitoches, LALA36,08932−56%

701Pella, IAIA34,19232−48%

702Red Bluff, CACA64,66532−64%

703Summerville, GAGA25,30032+967%

704La Grande, OROR25,90031+19%

705Lebanon, MOMO36,94330–

706Wilmington, OHOH42,30130−51%

707Clarksburg, WVWV88,14230−82%

708Kendallville, ININ47,93729−22%

709Vidalia, GAGA36,18029−29%

710Findlay, OHOH75,03429−78%

711Fort Madison, IAIA32,30628−53%

712Montrose, COCO44,59128−68%

713Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19328−74%

714Bogalusa, LALA44,93728+0%

715Clarksdale, MSMS19,84928−39%

716Lewisburg, PAPA42,31328+75%

717Cleveland, TNTN134,05727−64%

718Martin, TNTN33,26127+23%

719Jonesboro, ARAR139,44027−69%

720Centralia, ILIL36,38227+0%

721Mexico, MOMO24,52827+286%

722Muscatine, IAIA41,85327−79%

723Dumas, TXTX21,89126–

724Greeneville, TNTN73,83126+86%

725Greenwood, SCSC95,21526−88%

726Kerrville, TXTX54,03726+136%

727Wahpeton, NDND23,01926−55%

728Huntsville, TXTX83,84225−83%

729Jesup, GAGA32,48125−67%

730Paris, TXTX63,31925−26%

731Portsmouth, OHOH71,36525+79%

732Bainbridge, GAGA29,43225+317%

733Brookings, OROR22,62125+108%

734Marion, ININ66,52425−47%

735Duncan, OKOK44,31024+100%

736Pontiac, ILIL35,05724−4%

737Talladega, ALAL91,76424−64%

738Troy, ALAL33,68824−14%

739Alma, MIMI41,19024−70%

740Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88323−75%

741Washington, ININ34,20923+35%

742Charleston, ILIL46,60723−81%

743Forest City, NCNC65,74522−37%

744Franklin, KYKY20,78822–

745Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52722−19%

746Shawano, WIWI45,75922−67%

747Burley, IDID49,30822−59%

748Mayfield, KYKY37,05021−50%

749Vicksburg, MSMS41,75921−43%

750Calhoun, GAGA61,70121−34%

751Murray, KYKY39,42121−38%

752Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03521−55%

753Ontario, OROR60,08521−13%

754Elk City, OKOK22,15920−78%

755Martinsville, VAVA63,09120−86%

756Paragould, ARAR47,41120−35%

757Celina, OHOH42,73720−33%

758Danville, KYKY56,98519−79%

759Laurinburg, NCNC33,32219+375%

760Albert Lea, MNMN30,44019−75%

761Middlesborough, KYKY22,82919+217%

762Decatur, ININ36,65018−77%

763Moberly, MOMO24,51318−56%

764Plymouth, ININ46,59918−78%

765Cedar City, UTUT67,14118−64%

766Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42818–

767Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88018−5%

768Plainview, TXTX36,70018−72%

769El Dorado, ARAR36,92617−70%

770Russellville, ARAR84,93217−88%

771Scottsboro, ALAL54,28117+143%

772Tullahoma, TNTN69,33917+750%

773Cody, WYWY31,17117+750%

774Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79117−60%

775Huntington, ININ37,22416−27%

776Washington, NCNC44,67016−50%

777Twin Falls, IDID123,90116−89%

778Ashland, OHOH52,52316−77%

779West Plains, MOMO40,79815−70%

780Harrison, ARAR45,65415+7%

781Lake City, FLFL74,09415+275%

782Ottawa, KSKS26,29915+7%

783Union City, TNTN30,06715–

784Arkansas City, KSKS34,38215+15%

785Batesville, ARAR38,78515−55%

786Connersville, ININ23,53315−29%

787McMinnville, TNTN43,71715+67%

788Sheridan, WYWY33,24115–

789Fairmont, MNMN19,44014−66%

790Dickinson, NDND39,14214−90%

791Elkins, WVWV26,88214−13%

792Henderson, NCNC42,63814−13%

793Mountain Home, IDID29,46514−80%

794Rolla, MOMO45,24714−75%

795Miami, OKOK30,43814−53%

796El Campo, TXTX42,06013−24%

797Lexington, NENE26,25513−81%

798Urbana, OHOH38,82013–

799Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09713−64%

800Chillicothe, OHOH76,42913−94%

801Hastings, NENE40,57713−78%

802Hutchinson, KSKS61,53913−82%

803Del Rio, TXTX47,83512−71%

804Forrest City, ARAR21,80012+1100%

805Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91412−29%

806Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07612−45%

807Bennington, VTVT36,63011−84%

808Dublin, GAGA60,35111+0%

809Moscow, IDID41,84211−94%

810Safford, AZAZ40,15711−54%

811Huron, SDSD19,62410–

812Kennett, MOMO26,85510−50%

813Kingsville, TXTX30,31510–

814Las Vegas, NMNM30,31110−91%

815Newport, TNTN37,88910+900%

816Scottsbluff, NENE36,27210−62%

817Baker City, OROR16,65810−38%

818Deming, NMNM25,4079−79%

819Greenwood, MSMS34,9129−88%

820Ruidoso, NMNM19,8449−36%

821Canton, ILIL32,9019+350%

822Cleveland, MSMS28,2629–

823Huntingdon, PAPA43,0018−80%

824Great Bend, KSKS24,7908−90%

825Kirksville, MOMO29,8248−77%

826Brevard, NCNC34,2118−70%

827Cambridge, OHOH38,3798−78%

828Coos Bay, OROR63,9928−89%

829Corinth, MSMS34,5698–

830Waynesville, NCNC63,3697−22%

831Russellville, ALAL32,4497−46%

832Sonora, CACA53,1607−92%

833Blytheville, ARAR37,8287−83%

834Bucyrus, OHOH41,8966−88%

835Frankfort, ININ33,3226−83%

836Price, UTUT20,6806−85%

837Somerset, KYKY67,3846−93%

838Toccoa, GAGA27,8546–

839Alamosa, COCO27,8966−74%

840Branson, MOMO57,0016−89%

841Cañon City, COCO50,0396−50%

842Picayune, MSMS59,3636–

843Emporia, KSKS34,8385−91%

844Enterprise, ALAL56,9535+0%

845Fort Payne, ALAL74,0855−91%

846Newberry, SCSC39,5615+400%

847Stephenville, TXTX43,9115−58%

848Columbus, NENE46,5835−80%

849Durant, OKOK51,3674−83%

850DeRidder, LALA36,6734−64%

851Jamestown, NDND21,4144−43%

852Liberal, KSKS21,0734−73%

853Sikeston, MOMO49,9784−89%

854Pittsburg, KSKS39,0084+100%

855Hays, KSKS29,0753−63%

856Madisonville, KYKY45,1273−94%

857Norfolk, NENE49,2283−97%

858Shawnee, OKOK75,1023−85%

859Thomaston, GAGA28,5003–

860Marion, NCNC45,1983−50%

861Bonham, TXTX39,2653+0%

862Cambridge, MDMD33,6283−97%

863Shelbyville, TNTN55,2733−67%

864Weatherford, OKOK39,0592−71%

865Maryville, MOMO20,1742−33%

866Mountain Home, ARAR42,9822+0%

867Shelby, NCNC103,3252−94%

868Altus, OKOK24,7642+0%

869Athens, TNTN71,5902−97%

870New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3731−97%

871Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0251−97%

872Seymour, ININ47,3701−97%

873Beeville, TXTX32,5151–

874Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200–

875Uvalde, TXTX24,9630–

876Van Wert, OHOH29,0130−100%

877Zapata, TXTX13,7530–

878Big Spring, TXTX30,5040−100%

879Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3190−100%

880Beatrice, NENE21,7110−100%

881Defiance, OHOH38,2920−100%

882Dodge City, KSKS33,9930−100%

883Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010−100%

884Eufaula, ALAL26,8610−100%

885Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060−100%

886Fremont, NENE38,0570−100%

887Granbury, TXTX70,5010−100%

888Greencastle, ININ37,8760−100%

889Greensburg, ININ26,5760−100%

890Grenada, MSMS30,2220−100%

891Hereford, TXTX18,6260−100%

892Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370−100%

893Madison, ININ33,2790−100%

894Marshall, MOMO23,2650−100%

895Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900−100%

896Morgan City, LALA46,5520−100%

897Pampa, TXTX21,7860–

898Ponca City, OKOK43,4900−100%

899Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5990−100%

900Raymondville, TXTX19,9710–

901Rockingham, NCNC42,0410−100%

902Ruston, LALA48,3600–

903Silver City, NMNM27,2520−100%

904Snyder, TXTX16,1620–

905Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770−100%

906Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1380–

907Vernon, TXTX12,4810−100%

908Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9090−100%

909Winchester, TNTN45,5790−100%

910Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170–

911Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8230−100%

912Alice, TXTX45,3830–

913Americus, GAGA33,3940–

914Andrews, TXTX18,9140−100%

915Atchison, KSKS16,1720−100%

916Bedford, ININ45,5680−100%

917Brenham, TXTX38,2880–

918Brookhaven, MSMS35,0120−100%

919Camden, ARAR26,3630−100%

920Columbus, MSMS67,1440−100%

921Cordele, GAGA19,2370−100%

922Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2450−100%

923Lewisburg, TNTN38,0710−100%

924McPherson, KSKS30,0640−100%

925Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290−100%

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