Public Transit in West Virginia

~0.7%
Transit Commute Share
2023 ACS

Historical data

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Compared to the United States

IndicatorWest VirginiaUnited States
Transit Commute Share (%)0.73.1

National ranking

West Virginia ranks #15 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 use in West Virginia is minimal, with only about 0.7% of workers commuting by bus or rail, far below the national average, as most transit service is limited to a handful of small urban systems like Charleston and Morgantown.

Did you know?

  • Morgantown's PRT personal rapid transit system is one of the few automated transit networks of its kind in the world.

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