Chicago, IL · the CityFunIndex
Transit Quality in Chicago
Chicago ranks T#5 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 91 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 97th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Illinois.
- Transit Quality score
- 91
- Exceptional
- National rank
- T#5 of 134
- In Illinois
- #1 of 1
- Percentile
- 97th
The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Chicago sits 41 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 Chicago
- T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
- T#2 Washington, DC 92
- T#5 Chicago, IL — this page 91
- T#8 Hartford, CT 90
- T#8 Oakland, CA 90
See the full leaderboard — Best cities for transit quality →
Top US cities for transit quality
- #1 New York, NY 93
- T#2 Boston, MA 92
- T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
- T#2 Washington, DC 92
- T#5 Chicago, IL — this page 91
More about Chicago
Chicago scores 56 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: