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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most transit commuters, US states

US states ranked by the share of workers using public transportation to commute (2024 ACS). New York leads at 21.6%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 4.2%, against an all-states median of 0.9%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUBLIC TRANSIT TO WORKVS 2010
USUnited States334,922,4993.2%–
01New York, NYNY19,852,36621.6%−4.9 pts
02District of Columbia, DCDC681,29420.3%−17.3 pts
03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8098.1%−2.5 pts
04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566.5%−2.6 pts
05Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.8%−2.9 pts
06Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.2%−4.5 pts
07Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353.8%−2.2 pts
08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393.6%−1.8 pts
09Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.4%−2.1 pts
10Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083.3%−1.1 pts
11California, CACA39,287,3772.9%−2.3 pts
12Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702.3%−1.9 pts
13Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122.2%−1.2 pts
14Oregon, OROR4,254,2932.2%−2.0 pts
15Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911.8%−1.3 pts
16Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451.8%−1.6 pts
17Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011.7%−1.0 pts
18Colorado, COCO5,862,1891.6%−1.7 pts
19Utah, UTUT3,392,3311.6%−0.8 pts
20Florida, FLFL22,416,0771.2%−0.8 pts
21Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.1%−1.1 pts
22Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721.1%−0.7 pts
23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381.0%−1.0 pts
24Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931.0%−0.8 pts
25Alaska, AKAK735,7061.0%−0.3 pts
26Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.9%−0.4 pts
27Michigan, MIMI10,077,7610.9%−0.3 pts
28Texas, TXTX30,188,4240.9%−0.8 pts
29Louisiana, LALA4,611,9610.9%−0.4 pts
30Missouri, MOMO6,191,8140.8%−0.7 pts
31Vermont, VTVT647,1060.8%−0.2 pts
32Iowa, IAIA3,210,5070.7%−0.4 pts
33North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4040.7%−0.4 pts
34Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.6%−0.4 pts
35Indiana, ININ6,851,0730.6%−0.4 pts
36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8240.6%−0.6 pts
37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2460.6%−0.5 pts
38Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.5%−0.3 pts
39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8680.5%−0.2 pts
40West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.5%−0.4 pts
41South Dakota, SDSD907,4280.5%+0.0 pts
42Nebraska, NENE1,978,7070.5%−0.2 pts
43Maine, MEME1,387,8170.5%−0.2 pts
44Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3830.4%−0.3 pts
45Kansas, KSKS2,947,1970.4%−0.1 pts
46South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2250.4%−0.3 pts
47North Dakota, NDND784,8410.3%−0.2 pts
48Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.3%−0.2 pts
49Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3910.3%−0.2 pts
50Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6340.3%−0.2 pts
51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7790.3%−0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest public transit to work?

New York ranks #1 with 21.6% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by public transit to work?

New York, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).