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Transit Quality in Austin

Austin ranks T#55 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 59 — Fun. That puts it in the 60th percentile nationally and #4 of 13 in Texas.

Transit Quality score
59
Fun
National rank
T#55 of 134
In Texas
#4 of 13
Percentile
60th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Austin sits 9 points above the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Austin

  1. #53 Dallas, TX 61
  2. #54 San Antonio, TX 60
  3. T#55 Austin, TX — this page 59
  4. #57 Columbus, OH 58
  5. #58 Charlotte, NC 57

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Austin

Austin scores 67 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: