List of U.S. cities with high transit ridership

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Percentage of public transport commuters in major U.S. cities in 2021

The following is a list of United States cities of 100,000+ inhabitants with the 50 highest rates of public transit commuting to work, according to data from the 2015 American Community Survey. 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 commuters
as % of population (2015)
1 New York City, New York 56.5%
2 Jersey City, New Jersey 47.6%
3 Washington, D.C. 37.4%
4 Boston, Massachusetts 33.7%
5 San Francisco, California 33.1%
6 Cambridge, Massachusetts 28.6%
7 Chicago, Illinois 27.6%
8 Newark, New Jersey 26.7%
9 Arlington, Virginia 26.4%
10 Yonkers, New York 26.4%
11 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 26.2%
12 Alexandria, Virginia 21.7%
13 Berkeley, California 21.6%
14 Oakland, California 20.3%
15 Seattle, Washington 20.1%
16 Daly City, California 19.8%
17 Baltimore, Maryland 18.6%
18 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 17.0%
19 Hartford, Connecticut 16.6%
20 Stamford, Connecticut 14.1%
21 Richmond, California 14.0%
22 Edison, New Jersey 13.4%
23 New Haven, Connecticut 13.3%
24 Minneapolis, Minnesota 13.1%
25 Portland, Oregon 12.1%
26 Paterson, New Jersey 11.9%
27 Bellevue, Washington 11.8%
28 Buffalo, New York 11.7%
29 Miami, Florida 11.4%
30 Elizabeth, New Jersey 11.3%
31 Ann Arbor, Michigan 11.2%
32 East Los Angeles, California 10.9%
33 Bridgeport, Connecticut 10.8%
34 Cleveland, Ohio 10.5%
35 Los Angeles, California 10.6%
36 Concord, California 10.0%
37 Atlanta, Georgia 9.8%
38 Naperville, Illinois 9.7%
39 St. Louis, Missouri 9.4%
40 Madison, Wisconsin 9.3%
41 Fremont, California 9.0%
42 Rochester, New York 8.8%
43 San Juan, Puerto Rico 8.7%
44 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8.6%
45 St. Paul, Minnesota 8.5%
46 Honolulu, Hawaii 8.4%
47 Providence, Rhode Island 8.3%
48 Gresham, Oregon 8.2%
49 Cincinnati, Ohio 7.8%
50 New Orleans, Louisiana 7.8%

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