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Public transit to work in United States
2021 – 2024 · 4 data points
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
3.2%
−0.3 pp
since 2023
First value · 2021
4.2%
Public transit to work, 2021 – 2024 percent
0%
2%
4%
6%
2021
2024
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value
3.2% · 2024
First value
4.2% · 2021
Highest
4.2% · 2021
Lowest
3.2% · 2024
Data points
4
By year
All years · 2021 – 2024
| Year | United States | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 3.2% | −0.3 pp |
| 2023estimate | 3.5% | −0.3 pp |
| 2022estimate | 3.8% | −0.4 pp |
| 2021estimate | 4.2% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
What it means
The share of workers who take public transport to work.
How it is calculated
Workers who usually took a bus, train, subway or ferry divided by all workers aged 16 and over.
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