Transportation Barriers by Neighborhood — New York City

Map and ranking of Transportation Barriers across New York City's 197 neighborhoods. Highest: Claremont Village-Claremont (East) (27.7%). Lowest: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill (3.4%). New York City avg: 11.5%. Data: 2023.
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Transportation Barriers · all 197 New York City neighborhoods · 2023

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Citywide overview
All neighborhoods
New York City citywide · Transportation Barriers 11.5%
Highest neighborhood Claremont Village-Claremont (East): 27.7%
Lowest neighborhood Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill: 3.4%

Note: Transportation barriers are defined as reporting that lack of reliable transportation kept them from medical appointments, meetings, work, or from getting things needed for daily living in the past 12 months.

Universe: Adult population (Age 18+) · Geography: Census Tract · Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES (2023 BRFSS; 2019–2023 ACS)

Neighborhood distribution Hover or click any dot to inspect
Min 3% 25th pct 8% Median 11% 75th pct 15% Max 28%

Neighborhood ranking: Transportation Barriers

#1 Claremont Village-Claremont (East) 27.7%+16.2 pts
#2 West Farms 24.5%+13 pts
#3 Brownsville 23.8%+12.3 pts
#4 Mott Haven-Port Morris 23.6%+12.1 pts
#5 Melrose 23.1%+11.6 pts
#6 Morrisania 22.6%+11.1 pts
#7 Tremont 21.8%+10.3 pts
#8 Belmont 21.7%+10.2 pts
#9 Fordham Heights 21.4%+9.9 pts
#10 Crotona Park East 20.9%+9.4 pts
#11 University Heights (South)-Morris Heights 20.9%+9.4 pts
#12 Longwood 20.4%+8.9 pts
#13 Mount Hope 20.3%+8.8 pts
#14 Highbridge 20.2%+8.7 pts
#15 Mount Eden-Claremont (West) 19.9%+8.4 pts
#16 Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River 19.8%+8.3 pts
#17 Hunts Point 19.7%+8.2 pts
#18 South Williamsburg 19.3%+7.8 pts
#19 East New York (North) 18.6%+7.1 pts
#20 East Harlem (North) 18.4%+6.9 pts
#21 Bedford Park 18%+6.5 pts
#22 Concourse-Concourse Village 18%+6.4 pts
#23 East New York-City Line 17.7%+6.2 pts
#24 East Flatbush-Remsen Village 17.5%+6 pts
#25 University Heights (North)-Fordham 17.4%+5.9 pts
#26 East New York-New Lots 17.4%+5.9 pts
#27 Soundview-Clason Point 17.3%+5.8 pts
#28 Manhattanville-West Harlem 17.2%+5.7 pts
#29 Williamsbridge-Olinville 17%+5.5 pts
#30 Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere 16.9%+5.4 pts
#31 Ocean Hill 16.8%+5.3 pts
#32 North Corona 16.8%+5.3 pts
#33 Harlem (North) 16.8%+5.3 pts
#34 Sunset Park (Central) 16.5%+5 pts
#35 Corona 16.3%+4.8 pts
#36 Spring Creek-Starrett City 16.2%+4.7 pts
#37 Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills 15.9%+4.4 pts
#38 Norwood 15.9%+4.4 pts
#39 Castle Hill-Unionport 15.8%+4.3 pts
#40 South Jamaica 15.8%+4.3 pts
#41 Far Rockaway-Bayswater 15.6%+4.1 pts
#42 Allerton 15.5%+4 pts
#43 Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester 15.4%+3.9 pts
#44 Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) 15.4%+3.8 pts
#45 Jamaica 15.2%+3.7 pts
#46 Kingsbridge-Marble Hill 15.2%+3.7 pts
#47 Borough Park 15.1%+3.6 pts
#48 Westchester Square 15%+3.5 pts
#49 East Harlem (South) 15%+3.5 pts
#50 Cypress Hills 14.8%+3.3 pts
#51 Baisley Park 14.7%+3.2 pts
#52 East Flatbush-Rugby 14.5%+2.9 pts
#53 Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) 14.2%+2.7 pts
#54 Bushwick (East) 14.2%+2.7 pts
#55 St. George-New Brighton 14%+2.5 pts
#56 South Richmond Hill 13.9%+2.4 pts
#57 Canarsie 13.8%+2.3 pts
#58 Washington Heights (South) 13.7%+2.2 pts
#59 Chinatown-Two Bridges 13.6%+2.1 pts
#60 Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village 13.6%+2.1 pts
#61 Port Richmond 13.6%+2.1 pts
#62 South Ozone Park 13.4%+1.9 pts
#63 East Elmhurst 13.4%+1.9 pts
#64 East Flatbush-Erasmus 13.3%+1.8 pts
#65 Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville 13.3%+1.8 pts
#66 Coney Island-Sea Gate 13.3%+1.8 pts
#67 Parkchester 13.3%+1.8 pts
#68 Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill 13.3%+1.8 pts
#69 Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village 13.1%+1.6 pts
#70 Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill 13.1%+1.6 pts
#71 Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) 13.1%+1.6 pts
#72 Crown Heights (South) 13.1%+1.6 pts
#73 Crown Heights (North) 12.9%+1.4 pts
#74 East Flatbush-Farragut 12.9%+1.4 pts
#75 Wakefield-Woodlawn 12.8%+1.3 pts
#76 Sunset Park (West) 12.7%+1.2 pts
#77 Pelham Parkway-Van Nest 12.7%+1.2 pts
#78 Flatbush 12.7%+1.2 pts
#79 St. Albans 12.6%+1.1 pts
#80 Flushing-Willets Point 12.3%+0.8 pts
#81 Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills 12.3%+0.8 pts
#82 East Williamsburg 12.2%+0.7 pts
#83 Old Astoria-Hallets Point 12.2%+0.7 pts
#84 Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate 12%+0.5 pts
#85 Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville 12%+0.5 pts
#86 Inwood 12%+0.5 pts
#87 Ozone Park (North) 11.9%+0.4 pts
#88 Flatlands 11.9%+0.4 pts
#89 Hollis 11.9%+0.3 pts
#90 Rosedale 11.7%+0.2 pts
#91 Richmond Hill 11.6%+0.1 pts
#92 Queens Village 11.6%+0.1 pts
#93 Lower East Side 11.6%+0.1 pts
#94 Bushwick (West) 11.4%-0.1 pts
#95 Woodhaven 11.4%-0.1 pts
#96 Co-op City 11.3%-0.2 pts
#97 Bensonhurst 11.2%-0.3 pts
#98 Elmhurst 11%-0.5 pts
#99 Ozone Park 11%-0.5 pts
#100 Laurelton 10.9%-0.6 pts
#101 Gravesend (South) 10.9%-0.6 pts
#102 Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest 10.8%-0.7 pts
#103 Harlem (South) 10.8%-0.7 pts
#104 Jackson Heights 10.8%-0.7 pts
#105 East Flushing 10.7%-0.8 pts
#106 Washington Heights (North) 10.7%-0.8 pts
#107 Cambria Heights 10.6%-0.9 pts
#108 Ridgewood 10.5%-1 pts
#109 College Point 10.2%-1.3 pts
#110 Dyker Heights 10.2%-1.3 pts
#111 Gravesend (West) 10.1%-1.4 pts
#112 Throgs Neck-Schuylerville 10.1%-1.4 pts
#113 Pelham Gardens 9.9%-1.6 pts
#114 East Village 9.9%-1.6 pts
#115 Maspeth 9.8%-1.7 pts
#116 Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville 9.7%-1.8 pts
#117 Queensboro Hill 9.7%-1.8 pts
#118 Fort Greene 9.6%-1.9 pts
#119 Mapleton-Midwood (West) 9.5%-2 pts
#120 Morningside Heights 9.5%-2 pts
#121 Brighton Beach 9.4%-2.1 pts
#122 Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing 9.4%-2.1 pts
#123 Bath Beach 9.3%-2.2 pts
#124 Jamaica Hills-Briarwood 9.3%-2.2 pts
#125 Sunnyside 9.2%-2.3 pts
#126 Woodside 9.2%-2.3 pts
#127 Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island 9.2%-2.3 pts
#128 Astoria (East)-Woodside (North) 9.1%-2.4 pts
#129 Gravesend (East)-Homecrest 9%-2.5 pts
#130 Morris Park 8.9%-2.6 pts
#131 Glendale 8.8%-2.7 pts
#132 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill 8.7%-2.8 pts
#133 Midwood 8.4%-3.1 pts
#134 Jamaica Estates-Holliswood 8.3%-3.2 pts
#135 Kensington 8.3%-3.2 pts
#136 Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills 8.3%-3.2 pts
#137 Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley 8.3%-3.2 pts
#138 Madison 8.3%-3.2 pts
#139 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook 8.2%-3.3 pts
#140 Kew Gardens Hills 8%-3.5 pts
#141 Rego Park 7.9%-3.6 pts
#142 Bellerose 7.9%-3.6 pts
#143 Auburndale 7.9%-3.6 pts
#144 Williamsburg 7.9%-3.6 pts
#145 Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach 7.8%-3.7 pts
#146 Kew Gardens 7.8%-3.7 pts
#147 Middle Village 7.6%-3.9 pts
#148 New Dorp-Midland Beach 7.6%-3.9 pts
#149 New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis 7.5%-4 pts
#150 Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill 7.5%-4 pts
#151 Howard Beach-Lindenwood 7.5%-4 pts
#152 Oakwood-Richmondtown 7.4%-4.1 pts
#153 Bay Ridge 7.4%-4.2 pts
#154 Clinton Hill 7.3%-4.2 pts
#155 Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway 7.2%-4.3 pts
#156 Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach 7.2%-4.3 pts
#157 Astoria (Central) 7.2%-4.3 pts
#158 Whitestone-Beechhurst 7.1%-4.4 pts
#159 Westerleigh-Castleton Corners 7%-4.5 pts
#160 Fresh Meadows-Utopia 6.9%-4.6 pts
#161 Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park 6.8%-4.7 pts
#162 Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights 6.8%-4.7 pts
#163 Bayside 6.8%-4.8 pts
#164 Arden Heights-Rossville 6.6%-4.9 pts
#165 Midtown-Times Square 6.5%-5 pts
#166 Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel 6.5%-5 pts
#167 Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills 6.4%-5.2 pts
#168 Hell's Kitchen 6.3%-5.2 pts
#169 Tribeca-Civic Center 6.3%-5.2 pts
#170 Forest Hills 6.2%-5.3 pts
#171 Greenpoint 6.1%-5.4 pts
#172 Tottenville-Charleston 6.1%-5.5 pts
#173 Chelsea-Hudson Yards 6%-5.5 pts
#174 Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square 6%-5.5 pts
#175 Great Kills-Eltingville 5.9%-5.6 pts
#176 SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square 5.9%-5.6 pts
#177 Bay Terrace-Clearview 5.9%-5.6 pts
#178 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil 5.8%-5.8 pts
#179 Douglaston-Little Neck 5.7%-5.8 pts
#180 Prospect Heights 5.6%-5.9 pts
#181 Gramercy 5.6%-5.9 pts
#182 Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow 5.5%-6 pts
#183 Long Island City-Hunters Point 5.3%-6.2 pts
#184 Windsor Terrace-South Slope 5.3%-6.2 pts
#185 Financial District-Battery Park City 5%-6.5 pts
#186 Upper West Side-Lincoln Square 5%-6.5 pts
#187 Murray Hill-Kips Bay 4.8%-6.7 pts
#188 Upper East Side-Yorkville 4.7%-6.9 pts
#189 Greenwich Village 4.6%-6.9 pts
#190 Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island 4.6%-6.9 pts
#191 Upper West Side (Central) 4.5%-7 pts
#192 Park Slope 4.5%-7.1 pts
#193 Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village 4.3%-7.2 pts
#194 West Village 4.3%-7.3 pts
#195 East Midtown-Turtle Bay 4.1%-7.4 pts
#196 Brooklyn Heights 4%-7.5 pts
#197 Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill 3.4%-8.1 pts
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