2001 URBAN TRANSPORT DATA: 230 US METROPOLITAN AREAS
Public Transport Market Share: Ranked
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PUBLIC TRANSIT MARKET SHARE: ALL URBAN TRAVEL: 2001 |
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Ranked by Transit Market Share |
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Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
Midpoint Estimate |
Low Estimate |
High Estimate |
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1 |
New York |
9.22% |
7.84% |
10.60% |
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2 |
Honolulu |
4.91% |
4.18% |
5.65% |
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3 |
Chicago |
3.68% |
3.13% |
4.23% |
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4 |
San Francisco |
3.25% |
2.76% |
3.74% |
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5 |
Washington-Baltimore |
3.22% |
2.74% |
3.71% |
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6 |
Boston |
2.86% |
2.43% |
3.28% |
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7 |
Philadelphia |
2.47% |
2.10% |
2.84% |
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8 |
Champaign-Urbana |
2.24% |
1.90% |
2.57% |
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9 |
Portland, OR |
1.94% |
1.65% |
2.23% |
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10 |
Pittsburgh |
1.72% |
1.47% |
1.98% |
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11 |
Seattle |
1.70% |
1.45% |
1.96% |
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12 |
New Orleans |
1.70% |
1.44% |
1.95% |
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13 |
State College |
1.53% |
1.30% |
1.76% |
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14 |
Atlanta |
1.47% |
1.25% |
1.69% |
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15 |
Los Angeles |
1.37% |
1.16% |
1.58% |
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16 |
San Diego |
1.36% |
1.15% |
1.56% |
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17 |
Laredo |
1.32% |
1.13% |
1.52% |
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18 |
Denver |
1.31% |
1.11% |
1.50% |
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19 |
Ithaca |
1.30% |
1.10% |
1.49% |
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20 |
Eugene |
1.28% |
1.08% |
1.47% |
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21 |
Miami |
1.24% |
1.06% |
1.43% |
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22 |
Las Vegas |
1.15% |
0.98% |
1.32% |
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23 |
Milwaukee |
1.09% |
0.93% |
1.25% |
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24 |
Richland |
1.05% |
0.89% |
1.20% |
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25 |
Houston |
1.02% |
0.86% |
1.17% |
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26 |
San Antonio |
0.98% |
0.83% |
1.12% |
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27 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
0.94% |
0.80% |
1.08% |
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28 |
Madison |
0.92% |
0.78% |
1.06% |
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29 |
Cleveland |
0.91% |
0.78% |
1.05% |
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30 |
Bellingham |
0.91% |
0.78% |
1.05% |
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31 |
El Paso |
0.91% |
0.78% |
1.05% |
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32 |
Iowa City |
0.89% |
0.76% |
1.02% |
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33 |
Austin |
0.86% |
0.73% |
0.98% |
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34 |
Reno |
0.85% |
0.72% |
0.98% |
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35 |
Sacramento |
0.85% |
0.72% |
0.97% |
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36 |
Spokane |
0.82% |
0.70% |
0.95% |
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37 |
Santa Barbara |
0.79% |
0.67% |
0.91% |
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38 |
Tucson |
0.79% |
0.67% |
0.91% |
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39 |
Cincinnati |
0.78% |
0.66% |
0.89% |
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40 |
Salt Lake City |
0.77% |
0.65% |
0.88% |
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41 |
Stockton |
0.76% |
0.65% |
0.87% |
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42 |
Bloomington, IN |
0.74% |
0.63% |
0.85% |
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43 |
Bakersfield |
0.71% |
0.60% |
0.81% |
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44 |
Johnstown |
0.70% |
0.59% |
0.80% |
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45 |
Duluth |
0.67% |
0.57% |
0.78% |
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46 |
Dallas-Fort Worth |
0.67% |
0.57% |
0.77% |
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47 |
Corpus Christi |
0.67% |
0.57% |
0.77% |
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48 |
St. Louis |
0.67% |
0.57% |
0.77% |
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49 |
Fresno |
0.67% |
0.57% |
0.77% |
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50 |
Lubbock |
0.64% |
0.54% |
0.74% |
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51 |
Gainsville |
0.62% |
0.52% |
0.71% |
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52 |
Syracuse |
0.61% |
0.52% |
0.70% |
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53 |
Buffalo |
0.60% |
0.51% |
0.70% |
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54 |
Lansing |
0.60% |
0.51% |
0.69% |
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55 |
Brownsville |
0.59% |
0.50% |
0.67% |
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56 |
Lafayette |
0.57% |
0.49% |
0.66% |
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57 |
Anchorage |
0.56% |
0.48% |
0.64% |
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58 |
Harford |
0.56% |
0.47% |
0.64% |
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59 |
Orlando |
0.55% |
0.47% |
0.64% |
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60 |
Dayton |
0.51% |
0.43% |
0.58% |
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61 |
Albany |
0.51% |
0.43% |
0.58% |
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62 |
Portland, ME |
0.50% |
0.43% |
0.58% |
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63 |
St. Cloud |
0.49% |
0.42% |
0.57% |
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64 |
Erie |
0.49% |
0.41% |
0.56% |
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65 |
Florence |
0.48% |
0.40% |
0.55% |
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66 |
Memphis |
0.47% |
0.40% |
0.54% |
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67 |
Visalia |
0.47% |
0.40% |
0.54% |
|
68 |
Columbus |
0.46% |
0.39% |
0.53% |
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69 |
Detroit |
0.46% |
0.39% |
0.53% |
|
70 |
Daytona Beach |
0.45% |
0.39% |
0.52% |
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71 |
Missoula |
0.45% |
0.39% |
0.52% |
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72 |
Modesto |
0.45% |
0.38% |
0.51% |
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73 |
Rochester |
0.44% |
0.38% |
0.51% |
|
74 |
Sioux City |
0.43% |
0.37% |
0.50% |
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75 |
Binghampton |
0.43% |
0.37% |
0.49% |
|
76 |
Rochester |
0.43% |
0.36% |
0.49% |
|
77 |
Phoenix |
0.42% |
0.36% |
0.49% |
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78 |
Yuba City |
0.42% |
0.36% |
0.48% |
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79 |
Louisville |
0.42% |
0.36% |
0.48% |
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80 |
Baton Rouge |
0.42% |
0.35% |
0.48% |
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81 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk |
0.41% |
0.35% |
0.47% |
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82 |
Grand Forks |
0.40% |
0.34% |
0.46% |
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83 |
Lychburg |
0.40% |
0.34% |
0.46% |
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84 |
Chico |
0.40% |
0.34% |
0.46% |
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85 |
Charlottesville |
0.40% |
0.34% |
0.46% |
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86 |
Springfield |
0.39% |
0.33% |
0.45% |
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87 |
Williamsport |
0.39% |
0.33% |
0.45% |
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88 |
Davenport-Moline |
0.39% |
0.33% |
0.45% |
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89 |
Muncie |
0.38% |
0.32% |
0.44% |
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90 |
Shreveport |
0.37% |
0.32% |
0.43% |
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91 |
Peoria |
0.37% |
0.32% |
0.43% |
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92 |
Charlotte |
0.37% |
0.31% |
0.42% |
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93 |
New London |
0.37% |
0.31% |
0.42% |
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94 |
Jacksonville |
0.37% |
0.31% |
0.42% |
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95 |
Sheboygan |
0.36% |
0.31% |
0.42% |
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96 |
Albuquerque |
0.36% |
0.31% |
0.41% |
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97 |
Fort Collins |
0.35% |
0.30% |
0.41% |
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98 |
Tallahassee |
0.34% |
0.29% |
0.39% |
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99 |
Elmira |
0.34% |
0.29% |
0.39% |
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100 |
Lancaster |
0.34% |
0.29% |
0.39% |
|
101 |
Richmond |
0.34% |
0.29% |
0.39% |
|
102 |
Savannah |
0.34% |
0.29% |
0.39% |
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103 |
Monroe |
0.34% |
0.29% |
0.39% |
|
104 |
Fort Myers |
0.33% |
0.28% |
0.38% |
|
105 |
Yakima |
0.32% |
0.27% |
0.37% |
|
106 |
Charleston |
0.32% |
0.27% |
0.37% |
|
107 |
Toledo |
0.31% |
0.27% |
0.36% |
|
108 |
South Bend |
0.31% |
0.26% |
0.36% |
|
109 |
Rockford |
0.31% |
0.26% |
0.36% |
|
110 |
Charleston, SC |
0.31% |
0.26% |
0.35% |
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111 |
Scranton |
0.30% |
0.26% |
0.35% |
|
112 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg |
0.30% |
0.26% |
0.35% |
|
113 |
Pocatello |
0.29% |
0.25% |
0.34% |
|
114 |
Appleton |
0.29% |
0.25% |
0.33% |
|
115 |
Wausau |
0.29% |
0.25% |
0.33% |
|
116 |
Providence |
0.29% |
0.25% |
0.33% |
|
117 |
Altoona |
0.29% |
0.24% |
0.33% |
|
118 |
Allentown |
0.28% |
0.24% |
0.33% |
|
119 |
Little Rock |
0.28% |
0.24% |
0.32% |
|
120 |
Topeka |
0.28% |
0.24% |
0.32% |
|
121 |
Roanoke |
0.28% |
0.24% |
0.32% |
|
122 |
Des Moines |
0.28% |
0.24% |
0.32% |
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123 |
Alexandria, LA |
0.28% |
0.23% |
0.32% |
|
124 |
Eau Claire |
0.27% |
0.23% |
0.32% |
|
125 |
Reading |
0.27% |
0.23% |
0.31% |
|
126 |
Raleigh-Durham |
0.27% |
0.23% |
0.31% |
|
127 |
Logan |
0.27% |
0.23% |
0.31% |
|
128 |
Lexington |
0.26% |
0.22% |
0.30% |
|
129 |
Indianapolis |
0.26% |
0.22% |
0.30% |
|
130 |
La Crosse |
0.26% |
0.22% |
0.29% |
|
131 |
Nashville |
0.25% |
0.22% |
0.29% |
|
132 |
Colorado Springs |
0.25% |
0.21% |
0.29% |
|
133 |
Kansas City |
0.24% |
0.21% |
0.28% |
|
134 |
Utica |
0.24% |
0.20% |
0.27% |
|
135 |
West Palm Beach |
0.23% |
0.20% |
0.27% |
|
136 |
Pueblo |
0.23% |
0.20% |
0.27% |
|
137 |
Kalamazoo |
0.23% |
0.19% |
0.26% |
|
138 |
Decatur |
0.22% |
0.19% |
0.26% |
|
139 |
Wichita |
0.22% |
0.19% |
0.26% |
|
140 |
Springvield |
0.22% |
0.19% |
0.26% |
|
141 |
Lincoln |
0.22% |
0.19% |
0.26% |
|
142 |
Jackson |
0.22% |
0.19% |
0.26% |
|
143 |
Cedar Rapids |
0.22% |
0.19% |
0.25% |
|
144 |
Sarasota |
0.22% |
0.19% |
0.25% |
|
145 |
Bangor |
0.22% |
0.18% |
0.25% |
|
146 |
Billings |
0.22% |
0.18% |
0.25% |
|
147 |
Lafayette |
0.21% |
0.18% |
0.25% |
|
148 |
Burlington, VT |
0.21% |
0.18% |
0.24% |
|
149 |
Omaha |
0.20% |
0.17% |
0.23% |
|
150 |
Beaumont |
0.20% |
0.17% |
0.23% |
|
151 |
Myrtle Beach |
0.20% |
0.17% |
0.23% |
|
152 |
Sioux Falls |
0.20% |
0.17% |
0.22% |
|
153 |
Grand Rapids |
0.19% |
0.16% |
0.22% |
|
154 |
Longview |
0.19% |
0.16% |
0.22% |
|
155 |
Springfield |
0.19% |
0.16% |
0.22% |
|
156 |
Bloomington, IL |
0.19% |
0.16% |
0.21% |
|
157 |
Lakeland |
0.19% |
0.16% |
0.21% |
|
158 |
Clarksville |
0.19% |
0.16% |
0.21% |
|
159 |
Janesville |
0.18% |
0.15% |
0.21% |
|
160 |
Green Bay |
0.18% |
0.15% |
0.21% |
|
161 |
Great Falls |
0.18% |
0.15% |
0.20% |
|
162 |
Wilmington |
0.17% |
0.15% |
0.20% |
|
163 |
Fargo |
0.17% |
0.15% |
0.20% |
|
164 |
Huntington |
0.17% |
0.15% |
0.20% |
|
165 |
Medford |
0.17% |
0.14% |
0.20% |
|
166 |
Las Cruces |
0.17% |
0.14% |
0.19% |
|
167 |
Saginaw |
0.17% |
0.14% |
0.19% |
|
168 |
Santa Fe |
0.16% |
0.14% |
0.19% |
|
169 |
Chattanooga |
0.16% |
0.14% |
0.19% |
|
170 |
Grand Junction |
0.16% |
0.14% |
0.18% |
|
171 |
Columbia, MO |
0.16% |
0.13% |
0.18% |
|
172 |
Tulsa |
0.15% |
0.13% |
0.18% |
|
173 |
Evansville |
0.15% |
0.13% |
0.17% |
|
174 |
Fayetteville |
0.15% |
0.13% |
0.17% |
|
175 |
Jackson |
0.15% |
0.12% |
0.17% |
|
176 |
Glens Falls |
0.14% |
0.12% |
0.16% |
|
177 |
Boise |
0.14% |
0.12% |
0.16% |
|
178 |
Houma |
0.14% |
0.12% |
0.16% |
|
179 |
Waterloo |
0.14% |
0.12% |
0.16% |
|
180 |
Pensacola |
0.14% |
0.12% |
0.16% |
|
181 |
Canton |
0.13% |
0.11% |
0.16% |
|
182 |
Mobile |
0.13% |
0.11% |
0.15% |
|
183 |
Norwich |
0.13% |
0.11% |
0.15% |
|
184 |
Fort Wayne |
0.13% |
0.11% |
0.15% |
|
185 |
Mansfield |
0.13% |
0.11% |
0.15% |
|
186 |
San Angelo |
0.13% |
0.11% |
0.15% |
|
187 |
Biloxi |
0.13% |
0.11% |
0.14% |
|
188 |
Greensboro |
0.12% |
0.11% |
0.14% |
|
189 |
Harrisburg |
0.12% |
0.11% |
0.14% |
|
190 |
Waco |
0.12% |
0.10% |
0.14% |
|
191 |
Oklahoma City |
0.12% |
0.10% |
0.13% |
|
192 |
Abilene |
0.11% |
0.10% |
0.13% |
|
193 |
Columbus, GA |
0.11% |
0.09% |
0.13% |
|
194 |
Youngstown |
0.11% |
0.09% |
0.13% |
|
195 |
Parkersburg |
0.11% |
0.09% |
0.12% |
|
196 |
St. Joseph |
0.11% |
0.09% |
0.12% |
|
197 |
Asheville |
0.10% |
0.09% |
0.12% |
|
198 |
Columbia |
0.10% |
0.09% |
0.12% |
|
199 |
Birmingham |
0.10% |
0.08% |
0.11% |
|
200 |
Augusta |
0.09% |
0.08% |
0.10% |
|
201 |
Knowville |
0.09% |
0.08% |
0.10% |
|
202 |
Rapid City |
0.09% |
0.07% |
0.10% |
|
203 |
Greenville |
0.08% |
0.07% |
0.09% |
|
204 |
Fayetteville |
0.08% |
0.07% |
0.09% |
|
205 |
Tuscaloosa |
0.06% |
0.05% |
0.07% |
|
206 |
Amarillo |
0.05% |
0.05% |
0.06% |
|
207 |
Cheyenne |
0.05% |
0.04% |
0.06% |
|
208 |
Huntsville |
0.05% |
0.04% |
0.05% |
|
209 |
College Station |
0.04% |
0.04% |
0.05% |
|
210 |
Melbourne |
0.04% |
0.04% |
0.05% |
|
211 |
Killeen |
0.04% |
0.04% |
0.05% |
|
212 |
Sumter |
0.04% |
0.03% |
0.05% |
|
213 |
Lewiston |
0.04% |
0.03% |
0.04% |
|
214 |
Danville |
0.04% |
0.03% |
0.04% |
|
215 |
Johnson City, TN, VA |
0.02% |
0.02% |
0.03% |
|
216 |
Jackson |
0.02% |
0.02% |
0.03% |
|
217 |
McAllen |
0.02% |
0.02% |
0.03% |
|
218 |
Montgomery |
0.02% |
0.02% |
0.02% |
|
219 |
Terre Haute |
0.02% |
0.01% |
0.02% |
|
220 |
Idaho Falls |
0.02% |
0.01% |
0.02% |
|
221 |
Benton Harbor |
0.01% |
0.01% |
0.01% |
|
222 |
Auburn |
0.01% |
0.01% |
0.01% |
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Sources: Estimated from Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and Federal Highway Administratio "Highway Statistics" data (2001). |
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Transit market share is percentage of person miles traveled (transit plus personal vehicle) in the urbanized areas within the specified metropolitan areas. |
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Midpoint share assumes the national private vehicle occupancy rate of 1.6. |
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High and low estimates are 15 percent above and below the midpoint estimate. |
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All metropolitan areas with sufficient data reported |
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