[OC] % of Commuters Taking Public Transit (Source: Census Bureau – American Community Survey for 2023)

Posted by snakkerdudaniel

10 comments

  1. I wouldn’t have expected DC to beat out NYC. Or is that the number for NY *state*?

  2. To be fair, fair, NYC and NYS should be separate. I’m sure NYC beats DC.

  3. A complimentary presentation could include more non-auto commuting like walking and biking

  4. I feel like high contrast for both the top and bottom ends of this data is not the right choice. What does it look like with one color? Would also be cool to see this balanced for population because, like 90% of all other maps of the US, this is just a population density map. https://xkcd.com/1138/

  5. In my state, “public transit” is pretty much hopping on a freight train.

  6. I’m convinced that Mississippi is the worst at everything.

  7. Boston resident here. Not surprised to see Massachusetts ranked where it is, given that, if you [break down transit use by city,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_high_transit_ridership) Boston is #4 and Cambridge next door is #6. I’m moving to the suburbs soon, and even there I’m still gonna be taking the T to work most days. We complain about the T and how much it sucks all the time, but as somebody who lived in Florida for a decade, it’s not something I take for granted. On the other hand, if you live and work *outside* Boston then cars are still the way to go.

  9. This data makes no sense to display at the state level.

  10. Oh, wow, huge shock here. Places with more dense metro areas tend to have more “public” transport.

    Also, by “public” I think you mean subsidised by the taxpayers that don’t use it. No place in the major USA city has transport free (as far as i know).

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