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Map of Public Transit Commuters by US State

As of 2020-2024, public transit commuters ranges from 0.3% in Mississippi to 21.6% in New York across US states, with a median of 0.9% among the 51 states with data. Source: Census ACS 5-Year.

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

Data updated 2024 - Source: Census ACS 5-Year

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Choropleth map of Public Transit Commuters across US states (2020-2024), by hearthmap
Public Transit Commuters by US state. Source: Census ACS 5-Year.

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employment

Native level

Block group

Unit

Percentage

Vintage

2020-2024

States ranked by public transit commuters

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

Top 10 states by public transit commuters
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 public transit commuters
RankStateValue
51Mississippi0.3%
50Oklahoma0.3%
49Arkansas0.3%
48Alabama0.3%
47North Dakota0.3%
46South Carolina0.4%
45Kansas0.4%
44Tennessee0.4%
43Maine0.5%
42Nebraska0.5%

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Source: Census ACS 5-Year · 2020-2024

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