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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most transit commuters, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by the share of workers using public transportation to commute (2010 ACS). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 31.1%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. The top 25 average 9.3%, against an all-metro areas median of 0.5%.

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YEAR20102024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUBLIC TRANSIT TO WORKVS –
USUnited States308,745,5384.7%
01New York, NYNY20,112,44831.1%
02San Francisco, CACA4,630,04114.0%
03Washington, DCDC6,465,72413.9%
04Arcadia, FLFL37,07813.0%
05Boston, MAMA5,034,22111.9%
06Chicago, ILIL9,434,12311.7%
07Clewiston, FLFL61,54610.4%
08Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11810.1%
09Winnemucca, NVNV17,2679.6%
10Elko, NVNV56,6828.7%
11Seattle, WAWA4,161,8838.1%
12Honolulu, HIHI988,7037.9%
13Bremerton, WAWA283,3747.8%
14Trenton, NJNJ399,2897.3%
15Edwards, COCO54,2916.9%
16Ithaca, NYNY104,0476.8%
17Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7816.7%
18Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0476.4%
19Breckenridge, COCO39,0696.3%
20Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4416.1%
21Rifle, COCO80,0996.1%
22Portland, OROR2,542,2826.0%
23Pullman, WAWA48,5125.9%
24Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9925.5%
25Juneau city and, AKAK31,6095.5%
26Boulder, COCO328,5605.3%
27Iowa City, IAIA182,7115.2%
28East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1795.0%
29Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3774.9%
30Champaign, ILIL239,9794.9%
31Denver, COCO3,092,0374.6%
32Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2954.5%
33Ames, IAIA128,0904.5%
34Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2194.2%
35Okeechobee, FLFL42,6084.2%
36Eugene, OROR381,5843.9%
37Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2143.8%
38Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0103.8%
39Madison, WIWI709,6853.8%
40Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7753.8%
41Durham, NCNC625,4853.8%
42Santa Maria, CACA442,0653.8%
43Miami, FLFL6,391,0723.7%
44Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6533.7%
45Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2263.6%
46Idaho Falls, IDID173,8513.5%
47State College, PAPA157,3933.5%
48Evanston, WYWY23,4153.4%
49New Orleans, LALA970,8493.3%
50Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3773.3%
51San Diego, CACA3,282,2483.3%
52Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1823.3%
53San Jose, CACA1,984,4733.3%
54Rochester, MNMN231,1843.2%
55Albany, NYNY915,8353.1%
56Santa Cruz, CACA258,8523.0%
57Rock Springs, WYWY41,2673.0%
58Bloomington, ININ165,2313.0%
59Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6572.9%
60Charlottesville, VAVA228,5972.9%
61Lafayette, ININ228,4682.9%
62Bellingham, WAWA236,3922.8%
63Gainesville, FLFL359,0362.8%
64Gillette, WYWY48,1452.8%
65Hudson, NYNY60,1682.7%
66Sacramento, CACA2,477,2742.7%
67Spokane, WAWA608,0122.7%
68Providence, RIRI1,708,1612.7%
69Austin, MNMN40,9712.7%
70St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4212.7%
71Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8082.6%
72Vallejo, CACA455,3762.6%
73Lexington Park, MDMD211,1762.6%
74Reno, NVNV578,7342.6%
75Houston, TXTX7,904,6272.5%
76Austin, TXTX2,620,9452.5%
77Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6852.5%
78Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8582.4%
79Ogden, UTUT672,7842.4%
80College Station, TXTX287,4762.4%
81Salinas, CACA433,7292.4%
82Lansing, MIMI479,7222.3%
83Lacey, WAWA304,2612.3%
84Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0832.2%
85San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1402.2%
86Athens, GAGA224,1482.2%
87Louisville, KYKY1,402,5092.2%
88Binghamton, NYNY243,1892.2%
89Yuma, AZAZ224,4492.2%
90Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9382.2%
91Amherst, MAMA164,0652.1%
92Missoula, MTMT128,6982.1%
93Provo, UTUT773,4262.1%
94Savannah, GAGA438,3142.1%
95Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0812.1%
96Syracuse, NYNY652,2732.1%
97Jackson, WYWY36,5872.1%
98Blackfoot, IDID51,1532.1%
99Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4512.1%
100Rochester, NYNY1,056,1492.1%
101Clarksdale, MSMS19,8492.1%
102Hailey, IDID32,4362.0%
103Kingston, NYNY183,3302.0%
104Bemidji, MNMN47,0552.0%
105Oneonta, NYNY60,5892.0%
106Santa Rosa, CACA486,4442.0%
107Kankakee, ILIL105,5252.0%
108Sebring, FLFL111,1222.0%
109Vineland, NJNJ157,1482.0%
110Springfield, MAMA464,3382.0%
111Charleston, WVWV200,1701.9%
112Richmond, VAVA1,389,3381.9%
113Corvallis, OROR97,7281.9%
114Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491.9%
115Athens, OHOH63,1971.9%
116Napa, CACA132,9491.9%
117Muncie, ININ113,1061.9%
118Burlington, VTVT227,8031.9%
119Logan, UTUT160,8891.9%
120El Paso, TXTX881,2911.8%
121Duluth, MNMN281,2191.8%
122Laredo, TXTX281,2241.8%
123Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4591.8%
124Dayton, OHOH826,5541.8%
125Salem, OROR445,8141.8%
126Blacksburg, VAVA181,6161.7%
127Monticello, NYNY80,5861.7%
128Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2131.7%
129Kahului, HIHI160,6741.7%
130Reading, PAPA440,0721.7%
131Wenatchee, WAWA128,4141.7%
132Allentown, PAPA887,6151.7%
133Tifton, GAGA51,2371.7%
134Shreveport, LALA383,4741.7%
135Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721.7%
136Safford, AZAZ40,1571.7%
137Kennewick, WAWA324,3341.6%
138Bloomington, ILIL171,4191.6%
139Billings, MTMT193,6031.6%
140Albuquerque, NMNM925,2791.6%
141Laramie, WYWY38,5581.6%
142Hanford, CACA154,3271.6%
143Worcester, MAMA888,5021.6%
144Astoria, OROR40,9261.6%
145Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.6%
146Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8301.6%
147Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131.6%
148Stillwater, OKOK83,8891.6%
149Naples, FLFL417,1311.6%
150Riverside, CACA4,769,0071.6%
151Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281.6%
152Lawrence, KSKS120,9201.6%
153Dallas, TXTX8,477,1571.6%
154Macomb, ILIL25,9161.5%
155Grand Forks, NDND105,0461.5%
156Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701.5%
157Hilo, HIHI210,0431.5%
158Springfield, ILIL206,0331.5%
159Española, NMNM39,8321.5%
160Harrisburg, PAPA617,4271.5%
161Dixon, ILIL32,9141.5%
162Racine, WIWI198,9191.5%
163Aberdeen, WAWA78,1441.5%
164Erie, PAPA265,8321.4%
165Stockton, CACA823,8151.4%
166Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1911.4%
167Key West, FLFL80,4061.4%
168Greenfield, MAMA70,6981.4%
169Winchester, VAVA152,3321.4%
170St. Cloud, MNMN205,8541.4%
171Danville, VAVA101,1371.4%
172Kenosha, WIWI168,4481.4%
173Akron, OHOH701,7801.4%
174Williamsport, PAPA112,5871.4%
175Tampa, FLFL3,418,8951.3%
176Marshall, MNMN25,6841.3%
177Shelton, WAWA71,1651.3%
178Pocatello, IDID91,5911.3%
179Hagerstown, MDMD315,2801.3%
180Des Moines, IAIA758,5391.3%
181Memphis, TNTN1,341,4121.3%
182Winona, MNMN50,5231.3%
183Toledo, OHOH599,3761.3%
184Roanoke, VAVA316,5471.3%
185Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821.3%
186Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5991.3%
187Taos, NMNM34,5641.3%
188Auburn, NYNY74,3651.3%
189Fresno, CACA1,203,3831.3%
190Great Falls, MTMT85,0291.3%
191Colorado Springs, COCO781,7961.2%
192Eureka, CACA131,6471.2%
193Anchorage, AKAK405,8211.2%
194Barnstable, MAMA233,5391.2%
195Hood River, OROR23,7201.2%
196Willmar, MNMN44,7201.2%
197Santa Fe, NMNM156,9071.2%
198Dover, DEDE194,7861.2%
199Houghton, MIMI40,0281.2%
200Elmira, NYNY80,4151.2%
201Chico, CACA209,2111.2%
202Utica, NYNY285,6111.2%
203Lincoln, NENE352,0811.2%
204Charleston, SCSC889,2631.2%
205Lancaster, PAPA563,1591.2%
206Decatur, ILIL99,3001.2%
207Lynchburg, VAVA269,1691.2%
208Oxnard, CACA830,8511.2%
209Susanville, CACA28,1171.2%
210Moultrie, GAGA47,4381.2%
211Port Angeles, WAWA78,2021.2%
212South Bend, ININ324,5381.2%
213Canton, OHOH400,2461.1%
214Morgantown, WVWV141,9951.1%
215Summerville, GAGA25,3001.1%
216Fairbanks, AKAK93,9721.1%
217Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5001.1%
218San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3671.1%
219Rexburg, IDID69,3801.1%
220Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9121.1%
221Tallahassee, FLFL397,4421.1%
222Greensboro, NCNC805,9451.1%
223Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7951.1%
224Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6911.1%
225Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6451.1%
226Cambridge, MDMD33,6281.1%
227Monroe, LALA222,3901.0%
228Jamestown, NDND21,4141.0%
229Scranton, PAPA574,4181.0%
230Baton Rouge, LALA888,6991.0%
231Victoria, TXTX99,8641.0%
232Johnstown, PAPA128,9681.0%
233Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6951.0%
234Bakersfield, CACA927,0681.0%
235Red Bluff, CACA64,6651.0%
236York, PAPA473,1971.0%
237Flint, MIMI401,0931.0%
238Red Wing, MNMN48,1951.0%
239Durango, COCO56,8981.0%
240Yakima, WAWA259,1851.0%
241El Centro, CACA181,4111.0%
242Portland, MEME577,6351.0%
243Bangor, MEME157,9671.0%
244Cape Coral, FLFL875,6071.0%
245Salisbury, MDMD131,8721.0%
246Los Alamos, NMNM19,4071.0%
247Jacksonville, ILIL37,3811.0%
248Yuba City, CACA187,4781.0%
249Nashville, TNTN2,197,4161.0%
250Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5531.0%
251Faribault, MNMN69,9391.0%
252Albany, GAGA145,5100.9%
253Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0990.9%
254Medford, OROR221,7950.9%
255Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.9%
256Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.9%
257Peoria, ILIL363,5050.9%
258Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.9%
259Fargo, NDND269,5280.9%
260Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.9%
261Escanaba, MIMI36,5820.9%
262Lexington, KYKY535,1740.9%
263La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.9%
264Midland, MIMI83,7540.9%
265Mason City, IAIA49,7100.9%
266Carlsbad, NMNM62,5090.9%
267Manchester, NHNH433,4150.9%
268Evansville, ININ273,7860.9%
269Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.9%
270Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.9%
271Alexandria, LALA147,9520.9%
272Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.9%
273Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.9%
274Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.9%
275Mankato, MNMN104,9070.9%
276Freeport, ILIL43,2200.9%
277Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.9%
278Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.9%
279Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.9%
280Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.9%
281Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.9%
282Michigan City, ININ111,2940.9%
283Clinton, IAIA46,0020.9%
284Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.9%
285Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.9%
286Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.9%
287North Port, FLFL948,1580.9%
288Topeka, KSKS233,0520.9%
289Brookings, SDSD37,6350.9%
290St. Marys, PAPA29,9260.8%
291Barre, VTVT59,6520.8%
292Columbus, MSMS67,1440.8%
293Springfield, OHOH135,3400.8%
294Visalia, CACA485,1460.8%
295Cortland, NYNY45,8500.8%
296Heber, UTUT81,6550.8%
297Modesto, CACA557,7190.8%
298Moberly, MOMO24,5130.8%
299Newport, OROR50,6360.8%
300Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.8%
301Davenport, IAIA380,4520.8%
302Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.8%
303Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1470.8%
304Richmond, ININ66,1690.8%
305Moscow, IDID41,8420.8%
306Rockford, ILIL337,2420.8%
307Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.8%
308Deming, NMNM25,4070.8%
309Alexander City, ALAL40,9530.8%
310Watertown, NYNY111,5400.8%
311Deltona, FLFL746,9330.8%
312Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.8%
313Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.8%
314Augusta, GAGA641,2310.8%
315Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.8%
316Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.8%
317Boone, NCNC54,7860.8%
318Guymon, OKOK20,3220.8%
319Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.8%
320Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.8%
321Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.8%
322Weirton, WVWV112,4680.8%
323Columbia, SCSC879,9180.8%
324Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.8%
325Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.8%
326Auburn, ALAL208,0130.8%
327Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.8%
328Lawton, OKOK127,5900.7%
329Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.7%
330Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.7%
331Houma, LALA199,6680.7%
332Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.7%
333Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.7%
334Indiana, PAPA82,8780.7%
335Ponca City, OKOK43,4900.7%
336Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.7%
337Andrews, TXTX18,9140.7%
338Sonora, CACA53,1600.7%
339Janesville, WIWI166,4720.7%
340Worthington, MNMN22,3380.7%
341Appleton, WIWI249,8760.7%
342Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.7%
343Paris, TNTN32,8960.7%
344Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.7%
345Othello, WAWA21,4880.7%
346Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.7%
347Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.7%
348Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.7%
349Huntington, WVWV365,9650.7%
350Columbus, GAGA324,8300.7%
351Brigham City, UTUT70,4050.7%
352Lafayette, LALA423,7580.7%
353Corning, NYNY91,8550.7%
354Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.7%
355Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.7%
356Quincy, ILIL74,1460.7%
357Redding, CACA181,6480.7%
358Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.7%
359Starkville, MSMS62,0630.7%
360Paducah, KYKY102,2590.7%
361Lewiston, IDID65,4500.7%
362Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.7%
363Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.7%
364Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.7%
365Sterling, ILIL54,1210.7%
366Show Low, AZAZ109,9460.7%
367Rome, GAGA101,3780.6%
368Fremont, OHOH58,6550.6%
369Pueblo, COCO169,2770.6%
370Enid, OKOK61,7790.6%
371Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.6%
372McComb, MSMS52,6400.6%
373Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.6%
374Kinston, NCNC55,8370.6%
375Talladega, ALAL91,7640.6%
376Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.6%
377Meadville, PAPA81,7920.6%
378Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.6%
379Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.6%
380Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.6%
381Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.6%
382Pella, IAIA34,1920.6%
383Cordele, GAGA19,2370.6%
384Greeley, COCO378,4260.6%
385Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.6%
386Marion, OHOH65,1150.6%
387Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.6%
388Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.6%
389Oil City, PAPA49,3460.6%
390Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4040.6%
391McPherson, KSKS30,0640.6%
392Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.6%
393Clearlake, CACA67,7720.6%
394Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.6%
395Asheville, NCNC422,3450.6%
396St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.6%
397Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.6%
398Centralia, ILIL36,3820.6%
399Sherman, TXTX153,6130.6%
400Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.6%
401Wausau, WIWI139,4320.6%
402Mount Airy, NCNC72,2870.6%
403Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.6%
404Wichita, KSKS663,8090.6%
405Bay City, MIMI102,1230.6%
406Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.6%
407Olean, NYNY75,3900.6%
408Burlington, IAIA44,0610.6%
409Bedford, ININ45,5680.6%
410Logansport, ININ37,8360.6%
411St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.6%
412Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.6%
413Mitchell, SDSD25,9130.6%
414Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.6%
415Bend, OROR266,3760.6%
416Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9040.6%
417Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.6%
418Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.6%
419Wilson, NCNC81,1500.6%
420Riverton, WYWY39,4640.6%
421Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.6%
422Greensburg, ININ26,5760.6%
423Corinth, MSMS34,5690.6%
424Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.6%
425Beeville, TXTX32,5150.6%
426St. George, UTUT213,6700.6%
427Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.6%
428Casper, WYWY80,5260.6%
429Laurel, MSMS82,2810.5%
430Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.5%
431Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.5%
432Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.5%
433Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.5%
434Hammond, LALA141,3460.5%
435Jackson, TNTN184,5690.5%
436Grenada, MSMS30,2220.5%
437Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.5%
438Somerset, KYKY67,3840.5%
439Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.5%
440Pierre, SDSD20,5880.5%
441Danville, ILIL71,2590.5%
442Huron, SDSD19,6240.5%
443Wabash, ININ30,7130.5%
444Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.5%
445Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.5%
446Seaford, DEDE277,1400.5%
447Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.5%
448Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.5%
449Boise City, IDID864,2430.5%
450Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.5%
451Middlesborough, KYKY22,8290.5%
452Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.5%
453Jackson, MIMI159,5520.5%
454Truckee, CACA101,9110.5%
455Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.5%
456Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.5%
457Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.5%
458Palestine, TXTX59,8050.5%
459Springfield, MOMO500,6940.5%
460Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.5%
461Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.5%
462Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.5%
463Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.5%
464Greenville, NCNC182,9360.5%
465Columbia, MOMO219,0620.5%
466Carroll, IAIA20,3030.5%
467Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.5%
468Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.5%
469Sumter, SCSC105,0670.5%
470Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.5%
471Greenville, OHOH51,5200.5%
472Montrose, COCO44,5910.5%
473Spearfish, SDSD29,4590.5%
474Oxford, MSMS71,9720.5%
475Ukiah, CACA88,1220.5%
476Celina, OHOH42,7370.5%
477Panama City, FLFL231,1740.5%
478Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.5%
479Sayre, PAPA59,6000.5%
480Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.5%
481Charleston, ILIL46,6070.5%
482Jackson, MSMS609,8470.5%
483Merced, CACA297,2600.5%
484Malvern, ARAR33,4510.5%
485Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.5%
486Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.5%
487Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.4%
488Albany, OROR132,8430.4%
489Warren, PAPA37,0380.4%
490Sandpoint, IDID54,4200.4%
491Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.4%
492Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.4%
493Wooster, OHOH116,7580.4%
494Jesup, GAGA32,4810.4%
495Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.4%
496Mobile, ALAL411,6580.4%
497Florence, SCSC201,3920.4%
498Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.4%
499Le Mars, IAIA25,6970.4%
500Morristown, TNTN128,8670.4%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest public transit to work?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 31.1% (2010 Decennial Census).

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Arcadia, FL, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census 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, 2010 Decennial Census.