I was in North Carolina before DMV. I was right on the border between the state Capitol (2nd largest city in the state), and the 7th largest. There were exactly TWO bus routes between them, and one was a semi-express. The nearest stops to me were a 1-mile walk to one route and 1½ miles to the other.

Now, I'm a suburb north of DC. There are two routes ½ mile away and 5 more one mile away.