There's only one N.J. town where the majority uses public transit

By Blake Nelson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The vast majority of New Jersey does not use public transportation to get to work, but residents still hop on trains and buses more often than almost every other state.

About 11 percent of people in New Jersey utilize public transport, excluding taxis, according to U.S. Census data.

Only New York checks in higher, with more than a quarter relying on public transportation, largely because of New York City. If Washington, D.C., was a state, it would win out with more than a third commuting to work.

Within New Jersey, just a handful of mostly northern counties dominate, and there's only one town where a majority of residents use public transportation.

The following are the 23 towns where at least 25 percent of residents rely on public transit to get to their jobs, ranked from lowest to highest. See if your town made the list.

A note about the data: From the 2012-2016 American Community Survey by the U.S. Census. Some communities have been excluded because of a lack of data.

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23. Chatham Borough, Morris County

25 percent use public transit to commute to work

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22. Atlantic City, Atlantic County

25.1 percent use public transit to commute to work

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21. South Orange Village Township, Essex County

25.2 percent use public transit to commute to work

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20. City of Orange Township, Essex County

25.2 percent use public transit to commute to work

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19. Fort Lee Borough, Bergen County

25.4 percent use public transit to commute to work

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18. Newark City, Essex County

26.5 percent use public transit to commute to work

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17. Montclair Township, Essex County

27 percent use public transit to commute to work

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16. Millburn Township, Essex County

27.9 percent use public transit to commute to work

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15. Cliffside Park Borough, Bergen County

28.5 percent use public transit to commute to work

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14. Secaucus Town, Hudson County

29.1 percent use public transit to commute to work

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13. Maplewood Township, Essex County

30.9 percent use public transit to commute to work

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12. Fairview Borough, Bergen County

31 percent use public transit to commute to work

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11. Harrison Town, Hudson County

31.7 percent use public transit to commute to work

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10. North Bergen Township, Hudson County

31.8 percent use public transit to commute to work

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9. Glen Ridge Borough, Essex County

33.8 percent use public transit to commute to work

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8. East Newark Borough, Hudson County

35.2 percent use public transit to commute to work

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7. Edgewater Borough, Bergen County

39 percent use public transit to commute to work

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6. Union City, Hudson County

41.5 percent use public transit to commute to work

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5. West New York Town, Hudson County

44.2 percent use public transit to commute to work

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4. Jersey City, Hudson County

47.3 percent use public transit to commute to work

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3. Guttenberg Town, Hudson County

47.8 percent use public transit to commute to work

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2. Weehawken Township, Hudson County

49.1 percent use public transit to commute to work

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1. Hoboken City, Hudson County

58.8 percent use public transit to commute to work

Hudson County relies heavily on public transportation. Of the top 10 communities that use subways, ferries, buses and trains the most, eight are in Hudson.

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