Public Transit in South Carolina

~0.5%
Transit Commute Share
2023

Historical data

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Compared to the United States

IndicatorSouth CarolinaUnited States
Transit Commute Share0.53.1

National ranking

South Carolina ranks #14 of 48 states by transit share of commuting.

#1New York122
#2Oregon60
#3Wyoming50
#4Vermont44
#5Illinois38
#6Pennsylvania24
#7New Jersey11%
#8Massachusetts9.5%
#9Connecticut8.4%
#10Hawaii8.4%
#11Arkansas8.4%
#12Mississippi8.4%
#13Alabama8.4%
#14South Carolina8.4%
#15West Virginia8.4%
#16Nebraska8.4%
#17Maryland8.4%
#18Iowa8.4%
#19Idaho8.4%
#20Kansas8.4%
#21Washington5.4%
#22Virginia4.2%
#23Colorado3.5%
#24Minnesota3%
#25Rhode Island2.4%
#26Delaware2%
#27Arizona1.8%
#28Florida1.7%
#29Georgia1.7%
#30Texas1.4%
#31Wisconsin1.4%
#32Nevada1.4%
#33Ohio1.3%
#34Michigan1.2%
#35Indiana1.1%
#36New Mexico1.1%
#37New Hampshire1%
#38Missouri1%
#39Maine1%
#40North Carolina1%
#41Alaska1
#42Tennessee0.7%
#43Montana0.4%
#44South Dakota0.4%
#45Oklahoma0.3%
#46Kentucky0
#47Utah0
#48Louisiana0

Overview

Public transit plays a minimal role in South Carolina, with only about 0.5% of commuters using buses or other transit statewide. CARTA in Charleston and Greenlink in Greenville are the state's most established municipal bus systems, but coverage remains limited outside major cities.

Did you know?

  • CARTA, Charleston's regional transit authority, has expanded express bus routes to serve growing suburban commuters.

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