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 | 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% |