United States Journey to Work:
States Ranked by Public Transit
Share of New Employment 1990-2000
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Rank |
State |
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 |
New Jersey |
3,812,684 |
336,708 |
8.83% |
3,876,433 |
371,514 |
9.58% |
8.52% |
63,749 |
34,806 |
54.60% |
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2 |
Massachusetts |
2,979,594 |
247,381 |
8.30% |
3,102,837 |
270,742 |
8.73% |
5.10% |
123,243 |
23,361 |
18.96% |
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3 |
California |
13,940,250 |
685,797 |
4.92% |
14,525,322 |
736,037 |
5.07% |
3.00% |
585,072 |
50,240 |
8.59% |
|
4 |
Oregon |
1,294,690 |
43,435 |
3.35% |
1,601,378 |
66,788 |
4.17% |
24.32% |
306,688 |
23,353 |
7.61% |
|
5 |
Washington |
2,302,666 |
104,403 |
4.53% |
2,785,479 |
136,278 |
4.89% |
7.91% |
482,813 |
31,875 |
6.60% |
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6 |
Nevada |
604,609 |
16,096 |
2.66% |
923,155 |
36,446 |
3.95% |
48.30% |
318,546 |
20,350 |
6.39% |
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7 |
Delaware |
334,126 |
8,069 |
2.41% |
373,070 |
10,354 |
2.78% |
14.92% |
38,944 |
2,285 |
5.87% |
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8 |
Colorado |
1,637,440 |
46,983 |
2.87% |
2,191,626 |
69,515 |
3.17% |
10.54% |
554,186 |
22,532 |
4.07% |
|
9 |
Utah |
732,376 |
16,971 |
2.32% |
1,032,858 |
23,199 |
2.25% |
-3.07% |
300,482 |
6,228 |
2.07% |
|
10 |
South Dakota |
324,122 |
971 |
0.30% |
372,648 |
1,702 |
0.46% |
52.46% |
48,526 |
731 |
1.51% |
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11 |
Wyoming |
208,374 |
2,963 |
1.42% |
239,809 |
3,421 |
1.43% |
0.32% |
31,435 |
458 |
1.46% |
|
12 |
Arizona |
1,600,604 |
32,856 |
2.05% |
2,210,395 |
41,105 |
1.86% |
-9.41% |
609,791 |
8,249 |
1.35% |
|
13 |
Florida |
5,794,452 |
116,352 |
2.01% |
6,910,168 |
129,075 |
1.87% |
-6.98% |
1,115,716 |
12,723 |
1.14% |
|
14 |
Montana |
349,184 |
2,050 |
0.59% |
422,159 |
2,812 |
0.67% |
13.46% |
72,975 |
762 |
1.04% |
|
15 |
Minnesota |
2,158,733 |
77,722 |
3.60% |
2,541,611 |
81,276 |
3.20% |
-11.18% |
382,878 |
3,554 |
0.93% |
|
16 |
New Hampshire |
566,589 |
4,067 |
0.72% |
638,565 |
4,645 |
0.73% |
1.34% |
71,976 |
578 |
0.80% |
|
17 |
Vermont |
276,765 |
2,033 |
0.73% |
311,839 |
2,208 |
0.71% |
-3.61% |
35,074 |
175 |
0.50% |
|
18 |
Georgia |
3,106,393 |
86,680 |
2.79% |
3,832,803 |
90,030 |
2.35% |
-15.82% |
726,410 |
3,350 |
0.46% |
|
19 |
Maine |
570,883 |
5,084 |
0.89% |
615,144 |
5,217 |
0.85% |
-4.77% |
44,261 |
133 |
0.30% |
|
20 |
North Carolina |
3,300,481 |
33,902 |
1.03% |
3,837,773 |
34,803 |
0.91% |
-11.71% |
537,292 |
901 |
0.17% |
|
21 |
Texas |
7,610,487 |
168,478 |
2.21% |
9,157,875 |
170,268 |
1.86% |
-16.01% |
1,547,388 |
1,790 |
0.12% |
|
22 |
Rhode Island |
481,230 |
12,187 |
2.53% |
490,905 |
12,197 |
2.48% |
-1.89% |
9,675 |
10 |
0.10% |
|
23 |
Arkansas |
988,712 |
5,096 |
0.52% |
1,160,101 |
5,127 |
0.44% |
-14.26% |
171,389 |
31 |
0.02% |
|
24 |
Oklahoma |
1,374,338 |
7,817 |
0.57% |
1,539,792 |
7,456 |
0.48% |
-14.87% |
165,454 |
(361) |
-0.22% |
|
25 |
New Mexico |
633,135 |
6,355 |
1.00% |
759,177 |
6,074 |
0.80% |
-20.29% |
126,042 |
(281) |
-0.22% |
|
26 |
Virginia |
3,146,858 |
125,827 |
4.00% |
3,481,820 |
124,166 |
3.57% |
-10.81% |
334,962 |
(1,661) |
-0.50% |
|
27 |
Iowa |
1,322,064 |
16,373 |
1.24% |
1,469,763 |
15,021 |
1.02% |
-17.48% |
147,699 |
(1,352) |
-0.92% |
|
28 |
Kansas |
1,178,931 |
7,585 |
0.64% |
1,311,343 |
6,366 |
0.49% |
-24.55% |
132,412 |
(1,219) |
-0.92% |
|
29 |
Mississippi |
1,028,014 |
8,020 |
0.78% |
1,164,118 |
6,587 |
0.57% |
-27.47% |
136,104 |
(1,433) |
-1.05% |
|
30 |
Wisconsin |
2,349,691 |
57,711 |
2.46% |
2,690,704 |
53,340 |
1.98% |
-19.29% |
341,013 |
(4,371) |
-1.28% |
|
31 |
North Dakota |
293,548 |
1,638 |
0.56% |
319,481 |
1,303 |
0.41% |
-26.91% |
25,933 |
(335) |
-1.29% |
|
32 |
Michigan |
4,082,403 |
66,653 |
1.63% |
4,540,372 |
60,537 |
1.33% |
-18.34% |
457,969 |
(6,116) |
-1.34% |
|
33 |
Indiana |
2,587,182 |
34,117 |
1.32% |
2,910,612 |
29,792 |
1.02% |
-22.38% |
323,430 |
(4,325) |
-1.34% |
|
34 |
South Carolina |
1,636,356 |
18,092 |
1.11% |
1,822,969 |
15,468 |
0.85% |
-23.26% |
186,613 |
(2,624) |
-1.41% |
|
35 |
Idaho |
440,809 |
8,572 |
1.94% |
594,654 |
6,275 |
1.06% |
-45.74% |
153,845 |
(2,297) |
-1.49% |
|
36 |
Kentucky |
1,565,711 |
25,082 |
1.60% |
1,781,733 |
21,522 |
1.21% |
-24.60% |
216,022 |
(3,560) |
-1.65% |
|
37 |
Tennessee |
2,239,256 |
29,611 |
1.32% |
2,618,404 |
21,168 |
0.81% |
-38.86% |
379,148 |
(8,443) |
-2.23% |
|
38 |
Alabama |
1,735,588 |
13,279 |
0.77% |
1,900,089 |
9,496 |
0.50% |
-34.68% |
164,501 |
(3,783) |
-2.30% |
|
39 |
Ohio |
4,843,205 |
122,014 |
2.52% |
5,307,502 |
110,274 |
2.08% |
-17.53% |
464,297 |
(11,740) |
-2.53% |
|
40 |
West Virginia |
659,136 |
7,237 |
1.10% |
718,106 |
5,714 |
0.80% |
-27.53% |
58,970 |
(1,523) |
-2.58% |
|
41 |
Nebraska |
775,085 |
8,988 |
1.16% |
873,197 |
6,260 |
0.72% |
-38.18% |
98,112 |
(2,728) |
-2.78% |
|
42 |
Missouri |
2,345,816 |
47,129 |
2.01% |
2,629,296 |
39,153 |
1.49% |
-25.88% |
283,480 |
(7,976) |
-2.81% |
|
43 |
Louisiana |
1,645,690 |
49,252 |
2.99% |
1,831,057 |
43,277 |
2.36% |
-21.03% |
185,367 |
(5,975) |
-3.22% |
|
44 |
Alaska |
263,761 |
6,453 |
2.45% |
290,597 |
5,236 |
1.80% |
-26.35% |
26,836 |
(1,217) |
-4.53% |
|
45 |
Illinois |
5,351,411 |
538,071 |
10.05% |
5,745,731 |
497,632 |
8.66% |
-13.86% |
394,320 |
(40,439) |
-10.26% |
|
46 |
Maryland |
2,482,462 |
202,169 |
8.14% |
2,591,670 |
187,246 |
7.22% |
-11.28% |
109,208 |
(14,923) |
-13.66% |
|
47 |
Pennsylvania |
5,348,132 |
343,724 |
6.43% |
5,556,311 |
289,699 |
5.21% |
-18.88% |
208,179 |
(54,025) |
-25.95% |
|
48 |
Connecticut |
1,673,442 |
65,805 |
3.93% |
1,640,823 |
65,827 |
4.01% |
2.02% |
(32,619) |
22 |
No new jobs |
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49 |
New York |
8,220,613 |
2,042,488 |
24.85% |
8,211,916 |
2,006,194 |
24.43% |
-1.67% |
(8,697) |
(36,294) |
No new jobs |
|
50 |
District of Columbia |
304,428 |
111,422 |
36.60% |
260,884 |
86,493 |
33.15% |
-9.42% |
(43,544) |
(24,929) |
No new jobs |
|
51 |
Hawaii |
567,765 |
41,821 |
7.37% |
563,154 |
35,368 |
6.28% |
-14.74% |
(4,611) |
(6,453) |
No new jobs |
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United States |
115,070,274 |
6,069,589 |
5.27% |
128,279,228 |
6,067,703 |
4.73% |
-10.32% |
13,208,954 |
(1,886) |
-0.01% |
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