United States Journey to Work:
Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Public Transit
Share of New Employment 1990-2000
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Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
1990 Employment |
1990 Transit |
1990 Transit Market Share |
2000 Employment |
2000 Transit |
2000 Transit Market Share |
Transit Market Share Change |
Change in Employment |
Change in Transit |
Transit Share of Change |
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1 |
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA |
3,200,833 |
297,363 |
9.29% |
3,432,157 |
325,212 |
9.48% |
1.99% |
231,324 |
27,849 |
12.04% |
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2 |
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA |
1,308,338 |
82,619 |
6.31% |
1,776,224 |
119,919 |
6.75% |
6.91% |
467,886 |
37,300 |
7.97% |
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3 |
Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA |
371,128 |
7,530 |
2.03% |
702,535 |
28,526 |
4.06% |
100.13% |
331,407 |
20,996 |
6.34% |
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4 |
Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA |
724,532 |
39,259 |
5.42% |
1,105,133 |
63,126 |
5.71% |
5.42% |
380,601 |
23,867 |
6.27% |
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5 |
New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA |
8,550,473 |
2,271,949 |
26.57% |
9,319,218 |
2,320,155 |
24.90% |
-6.30% |
768,745 |
48,206 |
6.27% |
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6 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
1,230,446 |
40,378 |
3.28% |
1,299,503 |
43,757 |
3.37% |
2.61% |
69,057 |
3,379 |
4.89% |
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7 |
Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA |
685,945 |
16,462 |
2.40% |
799,989 |
21,763 |
2.72% |
13.36% |
114,044 |
5,301 |
4.65% |
|
8 |
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA |
964,912 |
40,961 |
4.25% |
1,346,025 |
58,471 |
4.34% |
2.33% |
381,113 |
17,510 |
4.59% |
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9 |
Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA |
2,141,717 |
227,948 |
10.64% |
2,898,680 |
261,862 |
9.03% |
-15.12% |
756,963 |
33,914 |
4.48% |
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10 |
Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA |
479,338 |
14,266 |
2.98% |
642,688 |
19,126 |
2.98% |
-0.01% |
163,350 |
4,860 |
2.98% |
|
11 |
Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA |
125,726 |
3,984 |
3.17% |
555,540 |
13,774 |
2.48% |
-21.76% |
429,814 |
9,790 |
2.28% |
|
12 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
557,448 |
8,617 |
1.55% |
786,243 |
13,323 |
1.69% |
9.62% |
228,795 |
4,706 |
2.06% |
|
13 |
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA |
996,495 |
21,184 |
2.13% |
1,466,434 |
29,581 |
2.02% |
-5.11% |
469,939 |
8,397 |
1.79% |
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14 |
West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA |
380,260 |
5,118 |
1.35% |
475,572 |
6,671 |
1.40% |
4.22% |
95,312 |
1,553 |
1.63% |
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15 |
Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA |
404,016 |
13,615 |
3.37% |
649,645 |
16,691 |
2.57% |
-23.76% |
245,629 |
3,076 |
1.25% |
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16 |
Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
399,701 |
8,003 |
2.00% |
617,475 |
10,433 |
1.69% |
-15.61% |
217,774 |
2,430 |
1.12% |
|
17 |
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA |
914,711 |
13,367 |
1.46% |
1,063,957 |
14,940 |
1.40% |
-3.91% |
149,246 |
1,573 |
1.05% |
|
18 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
1,481,781 |
69,822 |
4.71% |
2,060,632 |
75,272 |
3.65% |
-22.48% |
578,851 |
5,450 |
0.94% |
|
19 |
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA |
1,307,624 |
69,125 |
5.29% |
1,540,304 |
70,973 |
4.61% |
-12.84% |
232,680 |
1,848 |
0.79% |
|
20 |
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA |
1,759,796 |
66,540 |
3.78% |
2,081,607 |
68,249 |
3.28% |
-13.29% |
321,811 |
1,709 |
0.53% |
|
21 |
Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA |
337,335 |
4,082 |
1.21% |
531,924 |
4,457 |
0.84% |
-30.76% |
194,589 |
375 |
0.19% |
|
22 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
450,122 |
3,049 |
0.68% |
509,262 |
3,071 |
0.60% |
-10.98% |
59,140 |
22 |
0.04% |
|
23 |
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA |
1,476,085 |
64,240 |
4.35% |
1,642,866 |
64,135 |
3.90% |
-10.30% |
166,781 |
(105) |
-0.06% |
|
24 |
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA |
1,976,606 |
46,504 |
2.35% |
2,527,648 |
45,765 |
1.81% |
-23.04% |
551,042 |
(739) |
-0.13% |
|
25 |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA |
493,926 |
5,735 |
1.16% |
618,921 |
5,348 |
0.86% |
-25.58% |
124,995 |
(387) |
-0.31% |
|
26 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
569,149 |
20,870 |
3.67% |
698,685 |
20,213 |
2.89% |
-21.10% |
129,536 |
(657) |
-0.51% |
|
27 |
Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA |
604,856 |
11,186 |
1.85% |
751,629 |
10,433 |
1.39% |
-24.94% |
146,773 |
(753) |
-0.51% |
|
28 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
677,859 |
18,587 |
2.74% |
777,922 |
17,958 |
2.31% |
-15.81% |
100,063 |
(629) |
-0.63% |
|
29 |
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA |
2,079,880 |
50,568 |
2.43% |
2,482,457 |
45,119 |
1.82% |
-25.25% |
402,577 |
(5,449) |
-1.35% |
|
30 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
624,971 |
12,999 |
2.08% |
795,755 |
10,530 |
1.32% |
-36.38% |
170,784 |
(2,469) |
-1.45% |
|
31 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
443,882 |
9,458 |
2.13% |
527,718 |
8,042 |
1.52% |
-28.48% |
83,836 |
(1,416) |
-1.69% |
|
32 |
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA |
698,999 |
15,319 |
2.19% |
760,401 |
14,240 |
1.87% |
-14.55% |
61,402 |
(1,079) |
-1.76% |
|
33 |
Nashville, TN MSA |
495,717 |
8,597 |
1.73% |
621,221 |
5,937 |
0.96% |
-44.89% |
125,504 |
(2,660) |
-2.12% |
|
34 |
St. Louis, MO--IL MSA |
1,144,336 |
33,994 |
2.97% |
1,238,964 |
29,915 |
2.41% |
-18.72% |
94,628 |
(4,079) |
-4.31% |
|
35 |
Kansas City, MO--KS MSA |
771,309 |
16,504 |
2.14% |
881,258 |
11,305 |
1.28% |
-40.05% |
109,949 |
(5,199) |
-4.73% |
|
36 |
Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA |
1,242,099 |
56,675 |
4.56% |
1,375,774 |
47,111 |
3.42% |
-24.95% |
133,675 |
(9,564) |
-7.15% |
|
37 |
Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA |
3,406,163 |
393,527 |
11.55% |
3,839,052 |
361,877 |
9.43% |
-18.41% |
432,889 |
(31,650) |
-7.31% |
|
38 |
Louisville, KY--IN MSA |
446,876 |
14,323 |
3.21% |
492,821 |
10,898 |
2.21% |
-31.01% |
45,945 |
(3,425) |
-7.45% |
|
39 |
New Orleans, LA MSA |
514,726 |
37,337 |
7.25% |
570,423 |
31,946 |
5.60% |
-22.79% |
55,697 |
(5,391) |
-9.68% |
|
40 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
956,154 |
75,995 |
7.95% |
1,057,354 |
65,345 |
6.18% |
-22.24% |
101,200 |
(10,650) |
-10.52% |
|
41 |
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA |
3,841,337 |
524,756 |
13.66% |
4,218,108 |
484,835 |
11.49% |
-15.86% |
376,771 |
(39,921) |
-10.60% |
|
42 |
Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA |
772,752 |
37,737 |
4.88% |
816,880 |
32,841 |
4.02% |
-17.68% |
44,128 |
(4,896) |
-11.09% |
|
43 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
481,467 |
15,372 |
3.19% |
516,814 |
10,329 |
2.00% |
-37.40% |
35,347 |
(5,043) |
-14.27% |
|
44 |
Hartford, CT MSA |
561,969 |
20,567 |
3.66% |
573,114 |
16,107 |
2.81% |
-23.21% |
11,145 |
(4,460) |
-40.02% |
|
45 |
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA |
2,794,917 |
284,579 |
10.18% |
2,815,405 |
245,909 |
8.73% |
-14.22% |
20,488 |
(38,670) |
-188.74% |
|
46 |
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA |
6,809,043 |
310,563 |
4.56% |
6,767,619 |
315,544 |
4.66% |
2.23% |
(41,424) |
4,981 |
No new jobs |
|
47 |
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA |
812,766 |
29,758 |
3.66% |
742,390 |
23,098 |
3.11% |
-15.02% |
(70,376) |
(6,660) |
No new jobs |
|
48 |
Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
531,122 |
24,943 |
4.70% |
520,350 |
18,278 |
3.51% |
-25.20% |
(10,772) |
(6,665) |
No new jobs |
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49 |
Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA |
448,237 |
12,661 |
2.82% |
438,310 |
8,550 |
1.95% |
-30.94% |
(9,927) |
(4,111) |
No new jobs |
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