States by Public Transit Commuters

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

All 52 states 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

#	States	Public Transit Commuters ↓
1	New York	22.4%
2	District of Columbia	22.3%
3	New Jersey	8.5%
4	Massachusetts	7.0%
5	Illinois	6.4%
6	Maryland	4.9%
7	Hawaii	4.1%
8	Washington	4.0%
9	Pennsylvania	3.9%
10	Connecticut	3.4%
11	California	3.2%
12	Virginia	2.6%
13	Oregon	2.6%
14	Nevada	2.4%
15	Minnesota	2.1%
16	Rhode Island	1.9%
17	Colorado	1.9%
18	Delaware	1.8%
19	Utah	1.7%
20	Georgia	1.3%
21	Wisconsin	1.2%
22	Florida	1.2%
23	Arizona	1.2%
24	Ohio	1.1%
25	Alaska	1.0%
26	Texas	1.0%
27	Michigan	1.0%
28	Vermont	0.9%
29	Louisiana	0.9%
30	Wyoming	0.9%
31	Puerto Rico	0.9%
32	Missouri	0.9%
33	New Mexico	0.7%
34	North Carolina	0.7%
35	Indiana	0.7%
36	Iowa	0.7%
37	Kentucky	0.7%
38	New Hampshire	0.6%
39	West Virginia	0.6%
40	Idaho	0.6%
41	Montana	0.6%
42	Maine	0.5%
43	Nebraska	0.5%
44	Tennessee	0.5%
45	South Dakota	0.5%
46	Kansas	0.4%
47	North Dakota	0.4%
48	South Carolina	0.4%
49	Arkansas	0.3%
50	Oklahoma	0.3%
51	Alabama	0.3%
52	Mississippi	0.3%