RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most transit commuters, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of workers using public transportation to commute (2010 ACS). District of Columbia leads at 37.6%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6.6%, against an all-states median of 1.5%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUBLIC TRANSIT TO WORKVS –

USUnited States308,745,5384.7%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29437.6%–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36626.5%–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80910.6%–

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569.1%–

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118.7%–

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,7988.7%–

07Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2356.0%–

08Washington, WAWA7,816,1165.6%–

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395.4%–

10California, CACA39,287,3775.1%–

11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084.4%–

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704.3%–

13Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.2%–

14Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123.4%–

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.4%–

16Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.3%–

17Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913.2%–

18Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012.7%–

19Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.4%–

20Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072.3%–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382.0%–

22Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.0%–

23Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931.8%–

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721.8%–

25Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.6%–

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141.5%–

27Wyoming, WYWY582,3971.4%–

28Alaska, AKAK735,7061.3%–

29Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.3%–

30Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611.3%–

31Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241.2%–

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.1%–

33Indiana, ININ6,851,0731.1%–

34New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.0%–

35North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041.0%–

36Montana, MTMT1,116,8751.0%–

37Vermont, VTVT647,1061.0%–

38West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.9%–

39Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.9%–

40Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3830.8%–

41New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8680.7%–

42Nebraska, NENE1,978,7070.7%–

43Maine, MEME1,387,8170.6%–

44South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2250.6%–

45North Dakota, NDND784,8410.6%–

46Kansas, KSKS2,947,1970.5%–

47South Dakota, SDSD907,4280.5%–

48Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6340.5%–

49Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.5%–

50Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3910.4%–

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7790.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest public transit to work?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 37.6% (2010 Decennial Census).

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

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.