List of United States local bus agencies by ridership
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The following is a list of the largest 30 local bus agencies in the United States, ranked by ridership. All figures are average weekday unlinked passenger trips and come from the American Public Transportation Association's Transit Ridership Report for the third quarter of 2011,[1] unless otherwise noted.
| Rank | Agency | Largest city served | Daily ridership |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTA | New York City | 2,438,700 |
| 2 | LACMTA | Los Angeles | 1,119,600 |
| 3 | CTA | Chicago | 988,200 |
| 4 | Muni | San Francisco | 538,500* |
| 5 | SEPTA | Philadelphia | 509,800* |
| 6 | WMATA | Washington, D.C. | 443,400 |
| 7 | MBTA | Boston | 382,100* |
| 8 | King County Metro | Seattle | 363,400* |
| 9 | MTA Maryland | Baltimore | 281,700 |
| 10 | Miami-Dade Transit | Miami | 239,400 |
| 11 | Metro Transit | Minneapolis | 229,800 |
| 12 | METRO | Houston | 228,100 |
| 13 | MARTA | Atlanta | 222,000 |
| 14 | MTS | San Diego | 214,200 |
| 15 | RTD | Denver | 203,900 |
| 16 | TriMet | Portland | 185,100 |
| 16 | Port Authority | Pittsburgh | 185,100 |
| 18 | OCTA | Orange County | 171,500 |
| 19 | RTC Transit | Las Vegas | 167,800 (Q4 2009)[2] |
| 20 | VIA | San Antonio | 143,800 |
| 21 | MCTS | Milwaukee | 138,500 |
| 22 | DART | Dallas | 130,100 |
| 23 | Valley Metro | Phoenix | 126,500 |
| 24 | BCT | Fort Lauderdale | 125,500 |
| 25 | Pace | Arlington Heights | 109,100 |
| 26 | LADOT | Los Angeles | 106,900 (Q4 2009)[2] |
| 27 | Capital Metro | Austin | 104,000 |
| 28 | VTA | San Jose | 103,700 |
| 29 | DDOT | Detroit | 102,300 |
| 30 | Metro | St. Louis | 92,500 |
Notes:
- *Includes trolleybus service.
- Average weekday ridership values for New Jersey Transit and RTA (Cleveland) were not included in this report. Based on other provided information, both agencies would likely rank on this list.
- AC Transit (Oakland) was not included in this report. It carried 236,000 average weekday riders[3] during Fiscal Year 2008-2009, which would likely place it tenth in this ranking.
[edit] See also
- List of bus transit systems in the United States
- List of rapid transit systems
- List of light-rail transit systems
- List of United States light rail systems by ridership
- List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
- List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership
[edit] References
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report, Third Quarter 2011". American Public Transportation Association. May 26, 2010. http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2011_q3_ridership_APTA.pdf. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Transit Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2009". American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2010. http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2009_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "AC Transit". AC Transit. http://www.actransit.org/about-us/facts-and-figures/ridership/. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
