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Public transit commute by US state

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Public transit share, US states

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Public transit share, US statesDarker amber is a higher share of workers who commute by public transportation. Puerto Rico is listed in the ranking and table but is not on this map.Alabama · Public transit share: 0.3% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 7,014 · Workers: 2,202,219Alaska · Public transit share: 1.0% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 3,639 · Workers: 351,270Arizona · Public transit share: 1.2% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 38,182 · Workers: 3,306,501Arkansas · Public transit share: 0.3% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 3,787 · Workers: 1,313,067California · Public transit share: 3.2% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 593,434 · Workers: 18,331,098Colorado · Public transit share: 1.9% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 58,201 · Workers: 3,040,109Connecticut · Public transit share: 3.4% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 61,239 · Workers: 1,800,904Delaware · Public transit share: 1.8% · Margin of error: 0.2% · Workers using public transit: 8,669 · Workers: 476,276Florida · Public transit share: 1.2% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 125,364 · Workers: 10,084,671Georgia · Public transit share: 1.3% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 65,697 · Workers: 5,071,788Hawaii · Public transit share: 4.1% · Margin of error: 0.2% · Workers using public transit: 28,259 · Workers: 697,455Idaho · Public transit share: 0.6% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 5,175 · Workers: 885,092Illinois · Public transit share: 6.4% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 392,650 · Workers: 6,144,838Indiana · Public transit share: 0.7% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 22,254 · Workers: 3,240,266Iowa · Public transit share: 0.7% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 11,860 · Workers: 1,601,329Kansas · Public transit share: 0.4% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 6,271 · Workers: 1,448,523Kentucky · Public transit share: 0.7% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 13,655 · Workers: 2,002,703Louisiana · Public transit share: 0.9% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 18,079 · Workers: 1,989,634Maine · Public transit share: 0.5% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 3,297 · Workers: 674,654Maryland · Public transit share: 4.9% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 151,426 · Workers: 3,104,587Massachusetts · Public transit share: 7.0% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 252,795 · Workers: 3,609,524Michigan · Public transit share: 1.0% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 47,705 · Workers: 4,616,510Minnesota · Public transit share: 2.1% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 60,911 · Workers: 2,935,254Mississippi · Public transit share: 0.3% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 3,137 · Workers: 1,236,023Missouri · Public transit share: 0.9% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 25,326 · Workers: 2,938,053Montana · Public transit share: 0.6% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 3,443 · Workers: 532,519Nebraska · Public transit share: 0.5% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 5,315 · Workers: 1,008,387Nevada · Public transit share: 2.4% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 34,748 · Workers: 1,453,257New Hampshire · Public transit share: 0.6% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 4,212 · Workers: 731,095New Jersey · Public transit share: 8.5% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 387,422 · Workers: 4,541,915New Mexico · Public transit share: 0.7% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 6,182 · Workers: 910,663New York · Public transit share: 22.4% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 2,093,588 · Workers: 9,350,213North Carolina · Public transit share: 0.7% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 36,009 · Workers: 4,991,806North Dakota · Public transit share: 0.4% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 1,507 · Workers: 404,739Ohio · Public transit share: 1.1% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 62,457 · Workers: 5,591,912Oklahoma · Public transit share: 0.3% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 5,109 · Workers: 1,800,553Oregon · Public transit share: 2.6% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 52,858 · Workers: 2,012,012Pennsylvania · Public transit share: 3.9% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 241,812 · Workers: 6,195,018Rhode Island · Public transit share: 1.9% · Margin of error: 0.2% · Workers using public transit: 10,279 · Workers: 543,710South Carolina · Public transit share: 0.4% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 10,086 · Workers: 2,381,241South Dakota · Public transit share: 0.5% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 2,260 · Workers: 453,223Tennessee · Public transit share: 0.5% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 15,035 · Workers: 3,255,576Texas · Public transit share: 1.0% · Margin of error: 0.0% · Workers using public transit: 133,038 · Workers: 13,992,594Utah · Public transit share: 1.7% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 27,852 · Workers: 1,650,868Vermont · Public transit share: 0.9% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 2,961 · Workers: 330,599Virginia · Public transit share: 2.6% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 112,219 · Workers: 4,308,387Washington · Public transit share: 4.0% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 149,066 · Workers: 3,750,832West Virginia · Public transit share: 0.6% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 4,372 · Workers: 728,505Wisconsin · Public transit share: 1.2% · Margin of error: 0.1% · Workers using public transit: 34,255 · Workers: 2,971,525Wyoming · Public transit share: 0.9% · Margin of error: 0.2% · Workers using public transit: 2,510 · Workers: 282,769District of Columbia · Public transit share: 22.3% · Margin of error: 0.7% · Workers using public transit: 82,220 · Workers: 368,917District of Columbia · Public transit share: 22.3% · Margin of error: 0.7% · Workers using public transit: 82,220 · Workers: 368,917Public transit share0.3%22.4%
Summary

Darker amber is a higher share of workers who commute by public transportation. Puerto Rico is listed in the ranking and table but is not on this map.

A typical published area has 1.0 percent of workers commuting by public transportation, the midpoint of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates. New York leads at 22.4 percent, and the District of Columbia is close behind at 22.3 percent. New Jersey (8.5 percent), Massachusetts (7.0 percent) and Illinois (6.4 percent) are the only other areas at or above 5 percent. Mississippi is the lowest at 0.3 percent. New York is 22.1 percentage points above Mississippi. These are each area's own share of workers who used public transportation excluding taxicab, not a national average of states and not a United States transit rate.

In short

1.0%typical published areamidpoint of 52 areas, not a US transit rate
22.4%New Yorkhighest public transit share
22.3%District of Columbiasecond highest, nearly tied with New York
0.3%Mississippilowest of the 50 states
5areas at or above 5%New York, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois
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Public transit share, all published states

Public transit share · all 52 · ranked high to low

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Public transit share, all published statesEvery area the Census published in this table: 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 52 in all. New York leads at 22.4 percent, then the District of Columbia at 22.3 percent, New Jersey at 8.5 percent, Massachusetts at 7.0 percent and Illinois at 6.4 percent. Mississippi is the lowest at 0.3 percent. The middle published area sits at 1.0 percent. 5 areas reach 5 percent or higher. The ranking is each area's own public-transit share of workers on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates, not a national figure.0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%Share of workers commuting by public transit, percent22.4%New York22.3%District of Columbia8.5%New Jersey7.0%Massachusetts6.4%Illinois4.9%Maryland4.1%Hawaii4.0%Washington3.9%Pennsylvania3.4%Connecticut3.2%California2.6%Oregon2.6%Virginia2.4%Nevada2.1%Minnesota1.9%Colorado1.9%Rhode Island1.8%Delaware1.7%Utah1.3%Georgia1.2%Florida1.2%Arizona1.2%Wisconsin1.1%Ohio1.0%Alaska1.0%Michigan1.0%Texas0.9%Puerto Rico0.9%Louisiana0.9%Vermont0.9%Wyoming0.9%Missouri0.7%Iowa0.7%North Carolina0.7%Indiana0.7%Kentucky0.7%New Mexico0.6%Montana0.6%West Virginia0.6%Idaho0.6%New Hampshire0.5%Nebraska0.5%South Dakota0.5%Maine0.5%Tennessee0.4%Kansas0.4%South Carolina0.4%North Dakota0.3%Alabama0.3%Arkansas0.3%Oklahoma0.3%Mississippi
Summary

Every area the Census published in this table: 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 52 in all. New York leads at 22.4 percent, then the District of Columbia at 22.3 percent, New Jersey at 8.5 percent, Massachusetts at 7.0 percent and Illinois at 6.4 percent. Mississippi is the lowest at 0.3 percent. The middle published area sits at 1.0 percent. 5 areas reach 5 percent or higher. The ranking is each area's own public-transit share of workers on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates, not a national figure.

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Public transit commute for every published area: transit share of workers, workers using public transit, and total workers. Shares are rebuilt from ACS counts in table B08301.

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Alabama0.3%0.0%7,0142,202,219
Alaska1.0%0.1%3,639351,270
Arizona1.2%0.1%38,1823,306,501
Arkansas0.3%0.0%3,7871,313,067
California3.2%0.0%593,43418,331,098
Colorado1.9%0.1%58,2013,040,109
Connecticut3.4%0.1%61,2391,800,904
Delaware1.8%0.2%8,669476,276
District of Columbia22.3%0.7%82,220368,917
Florida1.2%0.0%125,36410,084,671
Georgia1.3%0.1%65,6975,071,788
Hawaii4.1%0.2%28,259697,455
Idaho0.6%0.1%5,175885,092
Illinois6.4%0.1%392,6506,144,838
Indiana0.7%0.0%22,2543,240,266
Iowa0.7%0.1%11,8601,601,329
Kansas0.4%0.1%6,2711,448,523
Kentucky0.7%0.1%13,6552,002,703
Louisiana0.9%0.1%18,0791,989,634
Maine0.5%0.1%3,297674,654
Maryland4.9%0.1%151,4263,104,587
Massachusetts7.0%0.1%252,7953,609,524
Michigan1.0%0.0%47,7054,616,510
Minnesota2.1%0.1%60,9112,935,254
Mississippi0.3%0.0%3,1371,236,023
Missouri0.9%0.0%25,3262,938,053
Montana0.6%0.1%3,443532,519
Nebraska0.5%0.1%5,3151,008,387
Nevada2.4%0.1%34,7481,453,257
New Hampshire0.6%0.1%4,212731,095
New Jersey8.5%0.1%387,4224,541,915
New Mexico0.7%0.1%6,182910,663
New York22.4%0.1%2,093,5889,350,213
North Carolina0.7%0.0%36,0094,991,806
North Dakota0.4%0.1%1,507404,739
Ohio1.1%0.0%62,4575,591,912
Oklahoma0.3%0.0%5,1091,800,553
Oregon2.6%0.1%52,8582,012,012
Pennsylvania3.9%0.1%241,8126,195,018
Rhode Island1.9%0.2%10,279543,710
South Carolina0.4%0.0%10,0862,381,241
South Dakota0.5%0.1%2,260453,223
Tennessee0.5%0.0%15,0353,255,576
Texas1.0%0.0%133,03813,992,594
Utah1.7%0.1%27,8521,650,868
Vermont0.9%0.1%2,961330,599
Virginia2.6%0.1%112,2194,308,387
Washington4.0%0.1%149,0663,750,832
West Virginia0.6%0.1%4,372728,505
Wisconsin1.2%0.1%34,2552,971,525
Wyoming0.9%0.2%2,510282,769
Puerto Rico0.9%0.1%10,2131,083,183

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About this data

  • Public transportation is the ACS parent line for bus, subway or elevated rail, long-distance train or commuter rail, light rail, streetcar or trolley (carro público in Puerto Rico), and ferryboat. It excludes taxicab.
  • The share is workers who commute by public transportation divided by all workers (the B08301 universe). Rates are recomputed from the component counts.
  • A state transit share is that state's own worker share, so these figures cannot be averaged to produce a national figure. The midpoint of the 52 published areas is not a United States transit rate.
  • The Census published 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. None of the worker counts were suppressed, and no margins of error were controlled ACS sentinels.
  • Alaska and Hawaii appear in the ranking and table. On the map they are drawn as insets. Puerto Rico is in the ranking and table but is not on the state map.