Best Cities for Public Transit in New York.

Cities in New York with the highest percentage of commuters using public transit.

201 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Transit %	Avg Commute
1	New York	8,483,844	44.0%	40.3 min
2	Scarsdale	18,010	29.3%	42.5 min
3	Rye	16,428	28.6%	39.8 min
4	Great Neck	11,087	27.0%	38.8 min
5	Mount Vernon	72,427	25.8%	35 min
6	Yonkers	209,978	23.1%	35.6 min
7	Valley Stream	40,315	19.7%	40.7 min
8	Hempstead	58,801	19.2%	33.3 min
9	Mamaroneck	19,826	18.5%	31.3 min
10	Port Washington	18,004	18.2%	35.4 min
11	Eastchester	20,491	18.0%	34.1 min
12	Tarrytown	11,784	16.8%	34.1 min
13	Garden City	22,941	16.7%	34.9 min
14	New Rochelle	82,769	16.2%	32.5 min
15	Sleepy Hollow	10,887	15.4%	30.3 min
16	Long Beach	34,756	15.2%	41.3 min
17	Dobbs Ferry	11,443	15.2%	32.7 min
18	Seaford	15,549	15.1%	38.4 min
19	Jericho	13,759	15.1%	40.8 min
20	Inwood	12,235	15.1%	35.1 min
21	Syosset	18,433	14.8%	40.9 min
22	North New Hyde Park	14,159	14.8%	38.2 min
23	Merrick	21,744	14.6%	38.5 min
24	Woodmere	18,061	14.6%	41.5 min
25	Ossining	26,950	14.3%	36.1 min
26	Harrison	29,961	14.1%	29.2 min
27	Rockville Centre	25,765	13.8%	37.3 min
28	Mineola	21,211	13.7%	32.1 min
29	Elmont	36,518	13.5%	40.4 min
30	Roosevelt	18,885	13.5%	38.1 min
31	Salisbury	12,412	13.1%	32.4 min
32	Baldwin	34,994	12.9%	39.5 min
33	Oceanside	31,639	12.9%	36.3 min
34	Spring Valley	33,192	12.7%	24.2 min
35	New Cassel	14,551	12.6%	23.8 min
36	White Plains	60,666	12.5%	27.4 min
37	Beacon	14,834	11.9%	41.4 min
38	New Hyde Park	10,220	11.9%	37.9 min
39	Freeport	44,088	11.7%	35.8 min
40	Lynbrook	20,325	11.6%	35.2 min
41	Wantagh	18,365	11.6%	34 min
42	Hicksville	43,780	11.5%	33.5 min
43	Port Chester	31,102	11.5%	26.9 min
44	Floral Park	16,169	11.5%	32.9 min
45	Uniondale	33,148	10.7%	32.7 min
46	Elwood	11,762	10.4%	42.3 min
47	North Merrick	12,366	10.3%	36.1 min
48	Haverstraw	12,325	10.3%	29.1 min
49	North Wantagh	11,940	10.3%	36.1 min
50	Albany	100,492	10.2%	20 min
51	Kiryas Joel	38,916	10.2%	18.9 min
52	North Valley Stream	17,825	10.2%	41.8 min
53	East Rockaway	10,077	10.2%	38.5 min
54	Plainview	25,982	10.1%	35.3 min
55	Mount Kisco	10,737	10.1%	32.7 min
56	Franklin Square	30,897	10.0%	34.6 min
57	Huntington Station	32,601	9.9%	31.2 min
58	Massapequa	21,389	9.6%	37.1 min
59	Peekskill	25,625	9.5%	37.2 min
60	Melville	19,714	9.4%	33.3 min
61	Greenlawn	15,210	9.4%	35.5 min
62	Ithaca	32,814	9.1%	18.7 min
63	Dix Hills	24,773	9.1%	36.8 min
64	Huntington	19,948	9.1%	36.5 min
65	Massapequa Park	16,963	9.1%	35.5 min
66	West Hempstead	20,648	8.9%	35.6 min
67	Levittown	51,904	8.6%	33.5 min
68	Bethpage	17,123	8.6%	32.8 min
69	Bellmore	15,954	8.6%	34.1 min
70	Kings Park	16,516	8.4%	36.9 min
71	East Massapequa	20,377	8.3%	35 min
72	South Farmingdale	14,676	8.3%	35.2 min
73	Buffalo	276,854	8.1%	19.9 min
74	North Bellmore	20,689	8.1%	36.1 min
75	Deer Park	27,990	7.9%	29.9 min
76	East Meadow	36,821	7.8%	35 min
77	Babylon	12,185	7.8%	33.3 min
78	West Haverstraw	10,711	7.7%	30.4 min
79	Binghamton	47,151	7.6%	19 min
80	North Babylon	17,963	7.6%	34.6 min
81	Westbury	15,808	7.2%	29.1 min
82	Glen Cove	28,112	7.1%	29.4 min
83	Monsey	28,160	6.9%	22.3 min
84	Medford	24,796	6.9%	32.3 min
85	North Massapequa	17,877	6.7%	33.7 min
86	Jefferson Valley-Yorktown	14,154	6.7%	38.5 min
87	Schenectady	68,847	6.5%	22 min
88	New City	34,458	6.4%	35.5 min
89	Lindenhurst	27,142	6.4%	32.2 min
90	East Northport	19,700	6.4%	33.5 min
91	Fort Salonga	10,199	6.4%	35.5 min
92	Syracuse	146,384	6.3%	18 min
93	Patchogue	12,396	6.3%	32.4 min
94	Copiague	23,424	6.1%	31 min
95	Poughkeepsie	31,958	6.0%	23.8 min
96	Holtsville	19,344	6.0%	32.9 min
97	Hampton Bays	15,706	5.9%	34.2 min
98	Rochester	208,772	5.6%	19.3 min
99	North Amityville	21,138	5.6%	28.4 min
100	Middletown	30,289	5.4%	36 min
101	Nanuet	19,799	5.4%	30.8 min
102	Pearl River	16,155	5.3%	30 min
103	Chestnut Ridge	10,557	5.2%	27 min
104	Troy	51,033	5.1%	21.1 min
105	Newburgh	28,519	5.1%	25.5 min
106	Watervliet	10,287	5.1%	19.9 min
107	Farmingville	16,160	5.0%	32.2 min
108	Endicott	13,387	5.0%	20 min
109	Commack	36,558	4.8%	33.1 min
110	Hauppauge	20,793	4.8%	29.4 min
111	West Islip	26,865	4.7%	30.2 min
112	Airmont	10,205	4.7%	27.3 min
113	South Huntington	9,779	4.7%	30.2 min
114	West Babylon	43,570	4.5%	31.2 min
115	Lake Grove	11,061	4.3%	38.7 min
116	Central Islip	38,373	4.2%	27.3 min
117	Bay Shore	31,683	4.2%	26.4 min
118	Woodbury	11,334	4.1%	42.9 min
119	St. James	13,244	4.0%	29.4 min
120	Smithtown	24,375	3.9%	33.2 min
121	Elmira	26,257	3.8%	18.7 min
122	Stony Point	12,728	3.8%	35.2 min
123	Scotchtown	10,252	3.8%	28.7 min
124	Lake Ronkonkoma	18,221	3.7%	28.3 min
125	North Bay Shore	20,282	3.6%	26.5 min
126	Nesconset	13,833	3.6%	35.2 min
127	North Lindenhurst	10,952	3.6%	33.2 min
128	Roessleville	10,968	3.5%	19.2 min
129	Utica	64,217	3.4%	19.5 min
130	Niagara Falls	47,987	3.4%	19.1 min
131	Holbrook	26,449	3.4%	34.1 min
132	East Patchogue	21,673	3.4%	29.5 min
133	Coram	39,539	3.3%	33.7 min
134	Lackawanna	19,753	3.3%	20 min
135	East Islip	13,573	3.3%	30 min
136	Ronkonkoma	18,709	3.2%	32.1 min
137	Rocky Point	13,356	3.1%	36.3 min
138	Cohoes	18,159	3.0%	24.9 min
139	Selden	21,604	2.6%	30.3 min
140	Islip	17,362	2.5%	27.9 min
141	Mastic Beach	16,735	2.5%	36.8 min
142	Suffern	11,441	2.4%	28.7 min
143	East Setauket	10,149	2.4%	30.2 min
144	Jamestown	28,188	2.3%	15.2 min
145	North Bellport	11,087	2.3%	30.8 min
146	Terryville	10,794	2.3%	31 min
147	Oswego	17,033	2.2%	18.5 min
148	Sayville	15,408	2.2%	29.1 min
149	Johnson City	14,940	2.2%	16.5 min
150	Mount Sinai	11,093	2.2%	37.3 min
151	Oneonta	15,045	2.1%	15.3 min
152	Stony Brook	12,868	2.0%	29.7 min
153	Myers Corner	10,877	2.0%	28.8 min
154	Saratoga Springs	28,631	1.9%	27.2 min
155	Shirley	28,375	1.9%	33.2 min
156	Miller Place	11,736	1.8%	32.7 min
157	Town of Tonawanda	56,806	1.7%	21.3 min
158	Kenmore	15,044	1.7%	18.5 min
159	Cheektowaga	76,056	1.5%	20.6 min
160	Kingston	23,911	1.5%	23.1 min
161	Mastic	15,708	1.5%	33 min
162	Cortland	17,450	1.4%	16.8 min
163	Centereach	31,839	1.1%	31.9 min
164	Greece	13,943	1.1%	18.1 min
165	Olean	13,738	1.1%	14.4 min
166	Rome	31,795	1.0%	18 min
167	Eggertsville	14,894	1.0%	18.4 min
168	Watertown	24,375	0.9%	16.3 min
169	Canandaigua	10,514	0.9%	19.6 min
170	North Gates	9,904	0.9%	18.4 min
171	Brighton	36,834	0.8%	16.9 min
172	Rotterdam	22,695	0.8%	22.3 min
173	Ridge	12,503	0.8%	36.3 min
174	Endwell	11,546	0.8%	16.1 min
175	De Witt	11,060	0.8%	16.9 min
176	Tonawanda	15,030	0.7%	22.7 min
177	Glens Falls	14,609	0.7%	19.3 min
178	Geneva	12,512	0.7%	17.2 min
179	Middle Island	11,027	0.7%	31.5 min
180	Corning	10,643	0.7%	17.7 min
181	Massena	10,238	0.7%	17.9 min
182	Auburn	26,285	0.6%	19.7 min
183	Gloversville	14,962	0.6%	25.2 min
184	Manorville	14,233	0.6%	32.1 min
185	Irondequoit	50,657	0.5%	19.6 min
186	East Glenville	11,914	0.5%	25.3 min
187	Loudonville	10,527	0.5%	21.7 min
188	West Seneca	45,303	0.4%	23 min
189	Amsterdam	18,166	0.4%	20.7 min
190	Latham	13,802	0.4%	20.5 min
191	Fulton	11,272	0.4%	21.8 min
192	Batavia	15,097	0.3%	21.3 min
193	Oneida	10,171	0.3%	19.1 min
194	North Tonawanda	30,198	0.1%	20.4 min
195	Niskayuna	21,227	0.1%	20.8 min
196	Plattsburgh	19,830	0.1%	16.6 min
197	Lockport	20,610	0.0%	23.6 min
198	Depew	15,000	0.0%	19 min
199	Riverhead	14,936	0.0%	24.4 min
200	Dunkirk	12,549	0.0%	19 min
201	Lancaster	10,113	0.0%	18.9 min