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Map of Commute by Public Transit in the United States

Share of workers whose main commute is bus, subway, rail, or ferry.

Data updated 2024 - Source: Census ACS 5-Year

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Category

employment

Native level

Block group

Unit

Percentage

Vintage

2020-2024

States ranked by commute by public transit

52 states with data (2020-2024). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by commute by public transit
RankStateValue
1New York21.6%
2District of Columbia20.3%
3New Jersey8.1%
4Massachusetts6.5%
5Illinois5.8%
6Maryland4.2%
7Hawaii3.8%
8Pennsylvania3.6%
9Washington3.4%
10Connecticut3.3%
Bottom 10 states by commute by public transit
RankStateValue
52Mississippi0.3%
51Oklahoma0.3%
50Arkansas0.3%
49Alabama0.3%
48North Dakota0.3%
47South Carolina0.4%
46Kansas0.4%
45Tennessee0.4%
44Maine0.5%
43Nebraska0.5%

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hearthmap renders commute by public transit as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see neighborhood values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

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Source: Census ACS 5-Year · 2020-2024

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