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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 (2023 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 2000
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 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

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 American Community Survey).

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 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 (2010).