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Transit Quality in Charleston

Charleston ranks #105 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 22 — Quiet. That puts it in the 22nd percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in South Carolina.

Transit Quality score
22
Quiet
National rank
#105 of 134
In South Carolina
#1 of 2
Percentile
22nd

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Charleston sits 28 points below 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 Charleston

  1. T#103 Napa, CA 23
  2. T#103 Wichita, KS 23
  3. #105 Charleston, SC — this page 22
  4. #106 Laredo, TX 21
  5. T#107 Lubbock, TX 20

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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 Charleston

Charleston scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: