Hispanic Workers in New Jersey Among Top U.S. Users of Public Transport for Commute

Over 25% of Hispanic New Jersey workers take public transportation. 2024 saw 25.5% of government-employed adult Hispanics take buses, trains, or trams. In every state, Hispanic workers use public transit most.

Working Hispanic adults in the state drove alone 28% of the time, preferring buses and trains. Nationally, immigrants, minorities, and urbanites use public transit more.

Several factors may explain this NJ trend. In cities and suburbs, many Hispanic workers take the bus, commuter train, or light rail to work. Buses and trains are cheaper or easier than cars in densely populated, traffic-filled areas.

Hispanic workers use public transit differently by job. Non-Hispanics live in rural and suburban areas with poor public transportation. Those drivers are alone. New Jersey’s public transportation makes work easy. Maybe this is why so many people take public transit there.

Facts show better policies and plans are possible. Hispanic workers need fast, safe public transportation. Traveling by bus or train saves gas, simplifies work, and speeds up travel. Helping public transportation-dependent communities requires fairness from transportation companies.

New Jersey Over 25% of Hispanic workers took public transportation in 2024. That’s often. How they get to work depends on where they live, how easy and expensive public transportation is. These workers value public transportation maintenance and improvement.

Sources
Census data on commuting modes for Hispanic workers in New Jersey
National research on transit usage patterns among minority and immigrant workers
Reports on public transit infrastructure and ridership in the New Jersey region