The following is a list of United States cities of 100,000+ inhabitants with the highest rates of public transit commuting to work, according to data from the American Community Survey. The table shows 2015 baseline data alongside the most recent 2024 estimates, ranked by 2024 percentage. The survey measured the percentage of commuters who take public transit, as opposed to walking, driving or riding in an automobile, bicycle, boat, or some other means.
Rank City Public transit commutersas % of population (2015) Public transit commutersas % of population (2024) ACS 1-year estimates only include areas with populations of 65,000 or more. 1 New York City, New York 56.5% 48.7% 2 Jersey City, New Jersey 47.6% 45.1% 3 Mount Vernon, New York 28.4% 4 Washington, D.C. 37.4% 26.6% 5 Somerville, Massachusetts 26.1% 6 Boston, Massachusetts 33.7% 25.3% 7 San Francisco, California 33.1% 25.0% 8 Newark, New Jersey 26.7% 23.4% 9 Bayonne, New Jersey 23.0% 10 Yonkers, New York 26.4% 22.7% 11 Malden, Massachusetts 21.0% 12 Chicago, Illinois 27.6% 20.5% 13 Quincy, Massachusetts 20.5% 14 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 26.2% 20.1% 15 Arlington, Virginia 26.4% 19.5% 16 Cambridge, Massachusetts 28.6% 19.2% 17 East Orange, New Jersey 19.0% 18 Hartford, Connecticut 16.6% 16.0% 19 Oakland, California 20.3% 15.5% 20 Lynn, Massachusetts 15.4% 21 Seattle, Washington 20.1% 15.0% 22 Evanston, Illinois 14.8% 23 Alexandria, Virginia 21.7% 14.4% 24 Berkeley, California 21.6% 14.2% 25 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 17.0% 13.8% 26 Passaic, New Jersey 13.3% 27 Daly City, California 19.8% 13.2% 28 Alameda, California 11.2% 29 Elizabeth, New Jersey 11.3% 10.1% 30 Baltimore, Maryland 18.6% 9.7% 31 Norwalk, Connecticut 9.7% 32 Newton, Massachusetts 9.5% 33 Honolulu, Hawaii 8.4% 8.2% 34 Richmond, California 14.0% 8.0% 35 St. Louis, Missouri 9.4% 7.9% 36 New Haven, Connecticut 13.3% 7.8% 37 Miami, Florida 11.4% 7.7% 38 Bellevue, Washington 11.8% 7.7% 39 Bridgeport, Connecticut 10.8% 7.6% 40 Paterson, New Jersey 11.9% 7.6% 41 Madison, Wisconsin 9.3% 7.6% 42 Buffalo, New York 11.7% 7.4% 43 East Los Angeles, California 10.9% 7.2% 44 Cleveland, Ohio 10.5% 7.2% 45 Minneapolis, Minnesota 13.1% 7.1% 46 Portland, Oregon 12.1% 7.1% 47 Naperville, Illinois 9.7% 6.9% 48 Gresham, Oregon 8.2% 6.6% 49 Providence, Rhode Island 8.3% 6.4% 50 Los Angeles, California 10.6% 6.2% 51 Atlanta, Georgia 9.8% 5.7% 52 St. Paul, Minnesota 8.5% 5.7% 53 Fremont, California 9.0% 5.5% 54 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8.6% 5.4% 55 Rochester, New York 8.8% 5.2% 56 New Orleans, Louisiana 7.8% 4.1% 57 Cincinnati, Ohio 7.8% 3.9% 58 San Juan, Puerto Rico 8.7% 3.7% — Stamford, Connecticut 14.1% — Edison, New Jersey 13.4% — Ann Arbor, Michigan 11.2% — Concord, California 10.0%
See also List of U.S. cities with most pedestrian commuters List of U.S. cities with most bicycle commuters Transportation in the United States List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership List of United States light rail systems by ridership List of United States local bus agencies by ridership List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership Modal share
References
Sources 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table B08301 2015 American Community Survey 5-year estimates US Census Carfree Census Database