Which metro area has the highest public transit to work?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 24.6% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by public transit to work?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Elko, NV, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Winnemucca, NV, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

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 public transit to work measured?

Share of workers using public transportation (excluding taxicab) as their primary commute mode. Source: ACS B08301. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 SHOWN OF 925

Most transit commuters, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of workers using public transportation to commute (2023 ACS).

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUBLIC TRANSIT TO WORKVS 2000

501Weirton, WVWV112,4680.3%–

502Abilene, TXTX185,4290.3%–

503Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.3%–

504Faribault, MNMN69,9390.3%–

505Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.3%–

506Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.3%–

507Palatka, FLFL77,7340.3%–

508Warren, PAPA37,0380.3%–

509Springfield, OHOH135,3400.3%–

510Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.3%–

511Putnam, CTCT98,0960.3%–

512Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.3%–

513Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.3%–

514Bluefield, WVWV96,1380.3%–

515Brookings, OROR22,6210.3%–

516Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.3%–

517Seneca, SCSC83,7750.3%–

518Angola, ININ34,7990.3%–

519Killeen, TXTX511,4970.3%–

520Henderson, KYKY57,1840.3%–

521Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.3%–

522Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.3%–

523Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5750.3%–

524Dalton, GAGA147,8190.3%–

525Adrian, MIMI97,7790.3%–

526Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.3%–

527Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.3%–

528Huntington, WVWV365,9650.3%–

529Panama City, FLFL231,1740.3%–

530Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.3%–

531Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.3%–

532Auburn, NYNY74,3650.3%–

533Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.3%–

534Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.3%–

535Massena, NYNY105,4880.3%–

536Coshocton, OHOH37,1880.3%–

537Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.3%–

538Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.3%–

539Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.3%–

540Staunton, VAVA129,6920.3%–

541Mexico, MOMO24,5280.3%–

542Topeka, KSKS233,0520.3%–

543Middlesborough, KYKY22,8290.3%–

544Williston, NDND41,7670.3%–

545Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.3%–

546Laurel, MSMS82,2810.3%–

547Dumas, TXTX21,8910.3%–

548La Grande, OROR25,9000.3%–

549Yakima, WAWA259,1850.3%–

550Ada, OKOK38,5280.3%–

551Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.3%–

552Niles, MIMI152,4440.3%–

553Kokomo, ININ83,9040.3%–

554Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.3%–

555Boise City, IDID864,2430.3%–

556Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.3%–

557Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.3%–

558Watertown, NYNY111,5400.3%–

559Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.3%–

560Keene, NHNH78,2690.3%–

561Douglas, GAGA52,8610.3%–

562Bay City, MIMI102,1230.3%–

563Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.3%–

564Natchez, MSMS54,7220.3%–

565Elk City, OKOK22,1590.2%–

566Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.2%–

567Bend, OROR266,3760.2%–

568Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.2%–

569Franklin, KYKY20,7880.2%–

570Petoskey, MIMI33,7750.2%–

571Midland, TXTX193,1390.2%–

572Astoria, OROR40,9260.2%–

573Sidney, OHOH48,0650.2%–

574Jackson, MIMI159,5520.2%–

575McAllen, TXTX921,5490.2%–

576Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.2%–

577Lewistown, PAPA46,1270.2%–

578Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.2%–

579Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.2%–

580Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.2%–

581Garden City, KSKS37,5050.2%–

582Tifton, GAGA51,2370.2%–

583Sebring, FLFL111,1220.2%–

584Wausau, WIWI139,4320.2%–

585Greeley, COCO378,4260.2%–

586Hammond, LALA141,3460.2%–

587Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.2%–

588Oxford, ALAL115,8340.2%–

589Kearney, NENE57,9620.2%–

590Albertville, ALAL103,5370.2%–

591Concord, NHNH158,0780.2%–

592Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.2%–

593New Iberia, LALA66,8460.2%–

594Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.2%–

595Farmington, MOMO67,8090.2%–

596Wahpeton, NDND23,0190.2%–

597Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.2%–

598Florence, SCSC201,3920.2%–

599Victoria, TXTX99,8640.2%–

600Jesup, GAGA32,4810.2%–

601Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.2%–

602Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.2%–

603Salina, KSKS59,1210.2%–

604Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.2%–

605Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.2%–

606Waycross, GAGA57,6700.2%–

607Tyler, TXTX252,5490.2%–

608McAlester, OKOK43,3200.2%–

609Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.2%–

610Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.2%–

611Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.2%–

612Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.2%–

613Odessa, TXTX173,8010.2%–

614Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.2%–

615Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.2%–

616Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.2%–

617Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.2%–

618Jasper, ININ44,0160.2%–

619Augusta, MEME129,0670.2%–

620Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.2%–

621Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.2%–

622Elkhart, ININ208,7740.2%–

623Richmond, ININ66,1690.2%–

624Fort Madison, IAIA32,3060.2%–

625St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.2%–

626Crestview, FLFL315,0980.2%–

627Pella, IAIA34,1920.2%–

628Monroe, MIMI156,0040.2%–

629Martin, TNTN33,2610.2%–

630Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.2%–

631Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.2%–

632Durango, COCO56,8980.2%–

633Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.2%–

634Lebanon, MOMO36,9430.2%–

635Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5270.2%–

636Decatur, ALAL160,3260.2%–

637Cornelia, GAGA50,4160.2%–

638Albany, OROR132,8430.2%–

639Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.2%–

640Payson, AZAZ53,8010.2%–

641Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.2%–

642Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.2%–

643LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.2%–

644Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.2%–

645Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.2%–

646Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.2%–

647Sumter, SCSC105,0670.2%–

648Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.2%–

649Effingham, ILIL44,7270.2%–

650North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2330.2%–

651Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.2%–

652Wilson, NCNC81,1500.2%–

653Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.2%–

654Moberly, MOMO24,5130.2%–

655Ukiah, CACA88,1220.2%–

656Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3020.2%–

657Troy, ALAL33,6880.2%–

658Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.2%–

659Cullman, ALAL94,0090.2%–

660Centralia, ILIL36,3820.2%–

661Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.2%–

662DuBois, PAPA78,1000.2%–

663Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.2%–

664Florence, ALAL156,6090.2%–

665Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.2%–

666Salem, OHOH99,3770.2%–

667Joplin, MOMO208,7960.2%–

668Helena, MTMT97,1530.2%–

669Batavia, NYNY58,4160.2%–

670Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.2%–

671Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.2%–

672Baker City, OROR16,6580.2%–

673Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.2%–

674Sparta, WIWI46,5720.2%–

675Pikeville, KYKY89,1220.2%–

676Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.2%–

677Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.2%–

678Meridian, MSMS85,4190.2%–

679Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.2%–

680Greenville, OHOH51,5200.2%–

681Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.2%–

682Athens, TXTX88,5950.2%–

683Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.2%–

684Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.2%–

685Washington, ININ34,2090.2%–

686Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.2%–

687Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.2%–

688Sayre, PAPA59,6000.2%–

689Auburn, ININ44,5350.2%–

690Ocala, FLFL442,6600.2%–

691Farmington, NMNM120,3400.2%–

692Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.2%–

693Sanford, NCNC70,2580.1%–

694Burlington, NCNC186,1770.1%–

695Clovis, NMNM65,2700.1%–

696Connersville, ININ23,5330.1%–

697Pontiac, ILIL35,0570.1%–

698Roswell, NMNM63,3640.1%–

699Montrose, COCO44,5910.1%–

700Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.1%–

701Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7910.1%–

702Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.1%–

703Alma, MIMI41,1900.1%–

704Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.1%–

705Carlsbad, NMNM62,5090.1%–

706Dothan, ALAL156,2660.1%–

707Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.1%–

708Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.1%–

709Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.1%–

710Owosso, MIMI67,6810.1%–

711Duncan, OKOK44,3100.1%–

712Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.1%–

713Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.1%–

714Kendallville, ININ47,9370.1%–

715Elkins, WVWV26,8820.1%–

716Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.1%–

717Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.1%–

718Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.1%–

719Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.1%–

720Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.1%–

721Shawano, WIWI45,7590.1%–

722Murray, KYKY39,4210.1%–

723Bismarck, NDND139,7500.1%–

724Longview, TXTX297,3150.1%–

725Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.1%–

726Mount Airy, NCNC72,2870.1%–

727Union City, TNTN30,0670.1%–

728Decatur, ININ36,6500.1%–

729Corbin, KYKY150,0400.1%–

730Cody, WYWY31,1710.1%–

731Ottawa, KSKS26,2990.1%–

732Miami, OKOK30,4380.1%–

733Plainview, TXTX36,7000.1%–

734Somerset, PAPA72,0040.1%–

735Morristown, TNTN128,8670.1%–

736Marinette, WIWI65,5150.1%–

737Warsaw, ININ80,8920.1%–

738Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.1%–

739Kerrville, TXTX54,0370.1%–

740Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.1%–

741Ruidoso, NMNM19,8440.1%–

742Deming, NMNM25,4070.1%–

743El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.1%–

744Charleston, ILIL46,6070.1%–

745Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.1%–

746Huron, SDSD19,6240.1%–

747Lexington, NENE26,2550.1%–

748Burley, IDID49,3080.1%–

749Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.1%–

750Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.1%–

751Paragould, ARAR47,4110.1%–

752Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.1%–

753Ontario, OROR60,0850.1%–

754Paris, TXTX63,3190.1%–

755Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.1%–

756Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.1%–

757Kennett, MOMO26,8550.1%–

758Celina, OHOH42,7370.1%–

759Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.1%–

760Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.1%–

761West Plains, MOMO40,7980.1%–

762Batesville, ARAR38,7850.1%–

763Richmond, KYKY131,8060.1%–

764Huntington, ININ37,2240.1%–

765Rome, GAGA101,3780.1%–

766Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.1%–

767Beckley, WVWV109,9400.1%–

768Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4280.1%–

769Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.1%–

770Daphne, ALAL267,7610.1%–

771Hickory, NCNC376,8900.1%–

772Marion, ININ66,5240.1%–

773Danville, KYKY56,9850.1%–

774Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.1%–

775McMinnville, TNTN43,7170.1%–

776St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.1%–

777Washington, NCNC44,6700.1%–

778Forest City, NCNC65,7450.1%–

779Plymouth, ININ46,5990.1%–

780Henderson, NCNC42,6380.1%–

781Scottsboro, ALAL54,2810.1%–

782Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.1%–

783Findlay, OHOH75,0340.1%–

784Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.1%–

785Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.1%–

786Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.1%–

787Harrison, ARAR45,6540.1%–

788Safford, AZAZ40,1570.1%–

789Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.1%–

790Rolla, MOMO45,2470.1%–

791Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.1%–

792Dickinson, NDND39,1420.1%–

793Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.1%–

794Price, UTUT20,6800.1%–

795Urbana, OHOH38,8200.1%–

796Wooster, OHOH116,7580.1%–

797El Campo, TXTX42,0600.1%–

798Greenwood, MSMS34,9120.1%–

799Talladega, ALAL91,7640.1%–

800Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.1%–

801Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.1%–

802Canton, ILIL32,9010.1%–

803Ashland, OHOH52,5230.1%–

804Newport, TNTN37,8890.1%–

805Slidell, LALA279,1080.1%–

806Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.1%–

807Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.1%–

808Hastings, NENE40,5770.1%–

809Bennington, VTVT36,6300.1%–

810Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9140.1%–

811Brevard, NCNC34,2110.1%–

812Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.1%–

813Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.1%–

814Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.1%–

815Moscow, IDID41,8420.1%–

816Corinth, MSMS34,5690.1%–

817Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.1%–

818Russellville, ALAL32,4490.1%–

819Lake City, FLFL74,0940.1%–

820Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.1%–

821Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.0%–

822Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.0%–

823Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.0%–

824Russellville, ARAR84,9320.0%–

825Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.0%–

826Alamosa, COCO27,8960.0%–

827Hutchinson, KSKS61,5390.0%–

828Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.0%–

829Dublin, GAGA60,3510.0%–

830Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.0%–

831Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.0%–

832Liberal, KSKS21,0730.0%–

833Jamestown, NDND21,4140.0%–

834Frankfort, ININ33,3220.0%–

835Sonora, CACA53,1600.0%–

836Cañon City, COCO50,0390.0%–

837Bucyrus, OHOH41,8960.0%–

838Newberry, SCSC39,5610.0%–

839Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.0%–

840Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.0%–

841Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.0%–

842Emporia, KSKS34,8380.0%–

843DeRidder, LALA36,6730.0%–

844Thomaston, GAGA28,5000.0%–

845Picayune, MSMS59,3630.0%–

846Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.0%–

847Branson, MOMO57,0010.0%–

848Stephenville, TXTX43,9110.0%–

849Somerset, KYKY67,3840.0%–

850Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.0%–

851Columbus, NENE46,5830.0%–

852Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.0%–

853Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.0%–

854Maryville, MOMO20,1740.0%–

855Sikeston, MOMO49,9780.0%–

856Durant, OKOK51,3670.0%–

857Bonham, TXTX39,2650.0%–

858Hays, KSKS29,0750.0%–

859Altus, OKOK24,7640.0%–

860Madisonville, KYKY45,1270.0%–

861Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.0%–

862Marion, NCNC45,1980.0%–

863Mountain Home, ARAR42,9820.0%–

864Norfolk, NENE49,2280.0%–

865Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.0%–

866Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.0%–

867Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.0%–

868Beeville, TXTX32,5150.0%–

869Athens, TNTN71,5900.0%–

870Seymour, ININ47,3700.0%–

871Shelby, NCNC103,3250.0%–

872Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.0%–

873New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3730.0%–

874Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.0%–

875Uvalde, TXTX24,9630.0%–

876Van Wert, OHOH29,0130.0%–

877Zapata, TXTX13,7530.0%–

878Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.0%–

879Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3190.0%–

880Beatrice, NENE21,7110.0%–

881Defiance, OHOH38,2920.0%–

882Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.0%–

883Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.0%–

884Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.0%–

885Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.0%–

886Fremont, NENE38,0570.0%–

887Granbury, TXTX70,5010.0%–

888Greencastle, ININ37,8760.0%–

889Greensburg, ININ26,5760.0%–

890Grenada, MSMS30,2220.0%–

891Hereford, TXTX18,6260.0%–

892Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.0%–

893Madison, ININ33,2790.0%–

894Marshall, MOMO23,2650.0%–

895Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.0%–

896Morgan City, LALA46,5520.0%–

897Pampa, TXTX21,7860.0%–

898Ponca City, OKOK43,4900.0%–

899Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5990.0%–

900Raymondville, TXTX19,9710.0%–

901Rockingham, NCNC42,0410.0%–

902Ruston, LALA48,3600.0%–

903Silver City, NMNM27,2520.0%–

904Snyder, TXTX16,1620.0%–

905Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770.0%–

906Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1380.0%–

907Vernon, TXTX12,4810.0%–

908Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9090.0%–

909Winchester, TNTN45,5790.0%–

910Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.0%–

911Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8230.0%–

912Alice, TXTX45,3830.0%–

913Americus, GAGA33,3940.0%–

914Andrews, TXTX18,9140.0%–

915Atchison, KSKS16,1720.0%–

916Bedford, ININ45,5680.0%–

917Brenham, TXTX38,2880.0%–

918Brookhaven, MSMS35,0120.0%–

919Camden, ARAR26,3630.0%–

920Columbus, MSMS67,1440.0%–

921Cordele, GAGA19,2370.0%–

922Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2450.0%–

923Lewisburg, TNTN38,0710.0%–

924McPherson, KSKS30,0640.0%–

925Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.0%–

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