Counties by Public Transit Commuters

Share of workers who commute by public transit — bus, subway, or rail. Reflects both transit infrastructure and urban density.

All 3,222 counties ranked by Public Transit Commuters, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Public Transit Commuters ↓
1	Hamilton County, Nebraska	62.1%
2	Sussex County, Delaware	48.1%
3	New York County, New York	45.5%
4	Kent County, Delaware	38.0%
5	New Castle County, Delaware	37.0%
6	Madison County, Iowa	34.2%
7	Hudson County, New Jersey	32.2%
8	O'Brien County, Iowa	30.7%
9	Monona County, Iowa	29.6%
10	Osceola County, Iowa	29.5%
11	Muscatine County, Iowa	27.6%
12	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	27.1%
13	Chautauqua County, Kansas	26.5%
14	Pocahontas County, Iowa	26.0%
15	Barton County, Kansas	25.4%
16	Mitchell County, Iowa	25.0%
17	Anderson County, Kansas	24.7%
18	Richmond County, New York	24.3%
19	Polk County, Iowa	24.1%
20	Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska	23.5%
21	Trimble County, Kentucky	22.7%
22	San Francisco County, California	21.4%
23	Taylor County, Kentucky	21.1%
24	Mahaska County, Iowa	21.1%
25	Rowan County, Kentucky	21.1%
26	Chase County, Kansas	21.0%
27	Bourbon County, Kansas	21.0%
28	Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska	20.3%
29	Page County, Iowa	20.1%
30	Culberson County, Texas	19.2%
31	Mills County, Iowa	18.6%
32	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	18.2%
33	Allen County, Kansas	18.2%
34	Clayton County, Iowa	17.9%
35	Westchester County, New York	17.7%
36	Keokuk County, Iowa	17.5%
37	Washington County, Kentucky	17.3%
38	Lyon County, Iowa	16.6%
39	Marion County, Iowa	16.5%
40	Essex County, New Jersey	16.2%
41	Arlington County, Virginia	15.9%
42	Butler County, Iowa	15.9%
43	Perry County, Alabama	15.8%
44	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	15.6%
45	Lander County, Nevada	15.6%
46	Atchison County, Kansas	15.2%
47	Trinity County, California	15.1%
48	District of Columbia, District of Columbia	15.0%
49	Johnson County, Iowa	15.0%
50	Plymouth County, Iowa	14.9%
51	Butler County, Kansas	14.8%
52	Richland County, Wisconsin	14.8%
53	Logan County, Arkansas	14.0%
54	Robertson County, Kentucky	13.9%
55	Spencer County, Kentucky	13.8%
56	Hamilton County, Iowa	13.7%
57	Simpson County, Kentucky	13.6%
58	Montgomery County, Iowa	13.4%
59	Nassau County, New York	13.0%
60	Cook County, Illinois	13.0%
61	Garfield County, Colorado	12.6%
62	Palo Alto County, Iowa	12.5%
63	Franklin County, Kansas	12.2%
64	Crawford County, Kansas	11.8%
65	Juneau City and Borough, Alaska	11.6%
66	Baltimore city, Maryland	11.5%
67	Monroe County, Iowa	11.3%
68	McKean County, Pennsylvania	11.2%
69	Bergen County, New Jersey	11.2%
70	Lee County, Iowa	10.9%
71	Barber County, Kansas	10.7%
72	Elko County, Nevada	10.6%
73	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	10.2%
74	Clay County, Iowa	9.9%
75	Zapata County, Texas	9.9%
76	Iowa County, Iowa	9.8%
77	Lincoln County, Wyoming	9.8%
78	Mitchell County, Georgia	9.7%
79	Carroll County, Iowa	9.7%
80	Black Hawk County, Iowa	9.7%
81	Routt County, Colorado	9.6%
82	Union County, New Jersey	9.6%
83	Falls Church city, Virginia	9.5%
84	Harrison County, Texas	9.5%
85	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	9.3%
86	Crockett County, Texas	9.3%
87	Rio Grande County, Colorado	9.2%
88	Audubon County, Iowa	8.8%
89	Prince George's County, Maryland	8.6%
90	Adams County, Iowa	8.6%
91	Montgomery County, Maryland	8.5%
92	Howard County, Texas	8.2%
93	Copper River Census Area, Alaska	8.1%
94	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	8.0%
95	Henderson County, Texas	7.9%
96	Franklin Parish, Louisiana	7.8%
97	Grant Parish, Louisiana	7.8%
98	Dolores County, Colorado	7.7%
99	Union County, Kentucky	7.7%
100	Mackinac County, Michigan	7.6%