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
22. Atlantic City, Atlantic County
25.1 percent use public transit to commute to work
21. South Orange Village Township, Essex County
25.2 percent use public transit to commute to work
20. City of Orange Township, Essex County
25.2 percent use public transit to commute to work
19. Fort Lee Borough, Bergen County
25.4 percent use public transit to commute to work
18. Newark City, Essex County
26.5 percent use public transit to commute to work
17. Montclair Township, Essex County
27 percent use public transit to commute to work
16. Millburn Township, Essex County
27.9 percent use public transit to commute to work
15. Cliffside Park Borough, Bergen County
28.5 percent use public transit to commute to work
14. Secaucus Town, Hudson County
29.1 percent use public transit to commute to work
13. Maplewood Township, Essex County
30.9 percent use public transit to commute to work
12. Fairview Borough, Bergen County
31 percent use public transit to commute to work
11. Harrison Town, Hudson County
31.7 percent use public transit to commute to work
10. North Bergen Township, Hudson County
31.8 percent use public transit to commute to work
9. Glen Ridge Borough, Essex County
33.8 percent use public transit to commute to work
8. East Newark Borough, Hudson County
35.2 percent use public transit to commute to work
7. Edgewater Borough, Bergen County
39 percent use public transit to commute to work
6. Union City, Hudson County
41.5 percent use public transit to commute to work
5. West New York Town, Hudson County
44.2 percent use public transit to commute to work
4. Jersey City, Hudson County
47.3 percent use public transit to commute to work
3. Guttenberg Town, Hudson County
47.8 percent use public transit to commute to work
2. Weehawken Township, Hudson County
49.1 percent use public transit to commute to work
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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