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May 18, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Bus and Trolleybus Statistics  

Major Bus and Trolleybus Agency Financial Data

100 Largest Bus and Trolleybus Agency Vehicle and Financial Data, Fiscal Year 2004 (a)

URBANIZED AREA (Primary City)

TRANSIT AGENCY

REVENUE VEHICLES

CAPITAL EXPENSE
(000)

FARE
REVENUE
(000)

OPERATING EXPENSES
(000)

Albany, NY

Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)

244

13,516.3

9,215.6

41,606.2

Albuquerque, NM

ABQ Ride

134

11,264.2

2,847.9

20,297.9

Atlanta, GA

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

683

37,766.2

48,732.9

165,459.0

Austin, TX

Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CMTA)

411

20,215.8

3,613.8

89,175.8

Bakersfield, CA

Golden Empire Transit District (GET)

79

6,008.0

3,604.4

15,519.4

Baltimore, MD

Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)

930

27,462.9

69,013.9

202,552.0

Boston, MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

1,202

279,842.6

57,808.8

260,345.4

 

   Bus

1,162

188,241.3

56,132.1

248,207.8

 

   Trolleybus

40

91,601.3

1,676.7

12,137.6

Buffalo, NY

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFT Metro)

321

2,484.1

18,266.7

64,610.6

Champaign, IL

Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (C-U MTD)

90

1,901.1

4,087.7

15,823.3

Charlotte, NC

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)

313

46,366.1

9,400.8

54,344.4

Chicago, IL

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

2,049

117,349.9

238,085.9

669,763.1

Chicago, IL

Pace - Suburban Bus Division (PACE)

736

14,820.2

31,137.2

114,806.0

Cincinnati, OH

Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority

432

10,916.5

19,433.0

63,318.3

Cleveland, OH

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

544

33,161.8

30,604.8

159,993.4

Columbus, OH

Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)

276

11,417.0

11,501.4

65,656.4

Dallas, TX

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

1,047

42,649.4

24,566.0

187,612.8

Dayton, OH

Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (GDRTA)

158

8,381.3

5,559.9

42,935.7

 

   Bus

115

5,685.5

4,321.8

31,607.6

 

   Trolleybus

43

2,695.8

1,238.1

11,328.1

Denver, CO

Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD)

1,099

10,324.6

47,091.2

221,113.0

Detroit, MI

City of Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT)

570

29,433.1

23,842.8

182,807.8

Detroit, MI

Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation

293

22,578.8

8,367.9

71,880.2

El Paso, TX

Mass Transit Department - City of El Paso (Sun Metro)

174

4,008.1

6,282.0

31,285.1

Eugene, OR

Lane Transit District (LTD)

105

11,251.7

4,435.6

23,306.0

Fresno, CA

Fresno Area Express (FAX)

118

9,570.9

7,332.2

26,739.1

Gainesville, FL

Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS)

105

277.0

6,325.2

12,609.0

Hartford, CT

Connecticut Transit - Hartford Division (CTTransit)

232

21,477.3

10,085.4

36,468.8

Honolulu, HI

City and County of Honolulu DOT Services (DTS)

525

35,286.5

33,652.2

118,938.5

Houston, TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

1,434

151,195.8

49,450.6

244,638.8

Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis and Marion County Public Transportation

157

1,723.6

7,236.3

30,784.3

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA)

184

9,235.4

6,251.7

43,454.5

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA)

260

12,934.0

6,805.0

49,437.4

Lansing, MI

Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA)

96

3,843.8

2,442.8

20,637.9

Las Vegas, NV

Regional Trp Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC)

293

19,732.0

36,348.9

77,450.1

Los Angeles, CA

City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation

273

2,106.2

6,683.4

35,288.6

Los Angeles, CA

Foothill Transit

302

21,333.5

14,233.3

52,728.7

Los Angeles, CA

LACMTA - Small Operators

185

2,789.5

2,393.8

21,645.2

Los Angeles, CA

Long Beach Transit (LBT)

221

8,126.8

12,515.5

53,135.9

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Auth

2,570

214,913.5

185,561.6

715,559.6

Los Angeles, CA

Montebello Bus Lines (MBL)

77

2,225.6

6,479.6

17,635.8

Los Angeles, CA

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)

643

29,441.7

39,839.0

167,856.5

Los Angeles, CA

Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus (Big Blue Bus)

180

9,944.6

9,761.9

37,905.6

Louisville, KY

 Transit Authority of River City (TARC)

214

528.9

76.8

42,527.1

Madison, WI

Madison Metro Transit System

198

8,464.0

6,295.6

31,732.2

Memphis, TN

Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)

228

8,599.5

8,466.3

39,210.5

Miami, FL

Board of County Commissioners, PalmTran, Inc.

147

2,572.3

5,525.8

34,182.9

Miami, FL

Broward County Mass Transit Division (BCT)

354

9,670.5

17,164.6

82,717.6

Miami, FL

Miami-Dade Transit (MDT)

819

73,897.8

58,075.0

229,427.3

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS)

475

8,273.3

37,813.2

119,265.6

Minneapolis, MN

Metro Transit

852

51,408.9

48,785.7

186,088.9

Minneapolis, MN

Metropolitan Council

250

18,325.9

5,859.5

36,159.2

New Haven, CT

Connecticut Transit - New Haven Division (CTTransit)

108

22,022.0

5,679.8

21,339.7

New Orleans, LA

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)

367

899.5

28,325.1

90,494.1

New York, NY

Academy Lines, Inc.

307

0.0

25,140.4

34,815.1

New York, NY

GTJC (Transit Alliance)

677

0.0

66,252.3

170,358.5

New York, NY

Liberty Lines Transit, Inc. (LLT)

354

0.0

41,070.0

76,786.9

New York, NY

Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority

333

24,393.4

37,049.3

96,040.9

New York, NY

MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)

4,509

175,435.8

705,568.9

1,678,850.9

New York, NY

New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT)

2,287

83,582.8

241,946.2

587,419.0

New York, NY

Orange-Newark-Elizabeth, Inc. (Coach USA)

72

0.0

13,020.3

12,673.2

New York, NY

Queens Surface Corporation (QSC)

312

0.0

30,576.0

86,292.7

New York, NY

Trans-Hudson Express

108

0.0

11,413.0

10,239.3

Orlando, FL

Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX)

230

21,950.9

14,201.8

62,436.6

Philadelphia, PA

Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC)

209

3,730.5

5,514.3

30,968.1

Philadelphia, PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

1,356

81,616.9

147,710.2

400,670.1

Phoenix, AZ

City of Phoenix Public Transit Department (Valley Metro)

490

19,725.6

22,163.5

107,315.3

Pittsburgh, PA

Port Authority of Allegheny County (Port Authority)

1,066

37,045.9

56,352.3

219,056.5

Portland, OR

Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority

112

5,048.4

3,876.0

19,724.1

Portland, OR

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon

652

12,893.2

37,208.1

183,577.4

Providence, RI

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)

222

5,503.5

13,930.8

64,183.8

Reno, NV

Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County

69

5,989.2

5,967.2

18,998.5

Richmond, VA

Greater Richmond Transit Company

176

11,100.7

7,331.2

27,091.1

Riverside, CA

Omnitrans (OMNI)

176

16,277.5

11,097.9

52,569.1

Riverside, CA

Riverside Transit Agency (RTA)

152

4,672.1

5,366.6

31,606.8

Rochester, NY

Regional Transit Service, Inc. and Lift Line, Inc.

256

2,183.4

13,583.0

43,443.3

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Regional Transit District (Sacramento RT)

274

26,718.0

14,150.1

74,544.7

Salt Lake City, UT

Utah Transit Authority (UTA)

512

14,560.7

12,091.0

87,535.8

San Antonio, TX

VIA Metropolitan Transit (VIA)

428

6,825.3

13,735.6

81,712.5

San Diego, CA

MTS Contract Services (MCS)

255

0.0

15,428.1

40,402.6

San Diego, CA

North San Diego County Transit District (NCTD)

174

13,174.1

8,753.4

39,660.4

San Diego, CA

San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)

275

0.0

22,500.7

75,525.8

San Francisco, CA

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit)

674

52,445.0

44,700.2

225,462.6

San Francisco, CA

Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District

208

27,834.8

14,327.7

59,375.0

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI)

861

43,892.2

77,312.2

285,001.9

 

   Bus

366

34,875.6

35,744.0

118,680.8

 

   Trolleybus

495

9,016.6

41,568.2

166,321.1

San Francisco, CA

San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans)

363

32,712.3

14,159.5

78,506.3

San Jose, CA

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

546

26,639.7

26,257.6

184,718.2

San Juan, PR

Metropolitan Bus Authority (MBA)

266

4,087.3

5,949.5

54,707.4

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (SBMTD)

97

8,670.7

6,175.0

15,249.8

Seattle, WA

King County DOT - King County Metro

1,398

231,989.8

73,596.6

352,096.0

 

   Bus

1,250

218,080.3

56,913.4

309,420.3

 

   Trolleybus

148

13,909.5

16,683.2

42,675.7

Seattle, WA

Pierce County Transportation Benefit Area Authority

285

16,907.8

7,358.4

59,821.7

Seattle, WA

Snohomish County Transportation Benefit Area Corp

288

6,048.5

12,153.2

64,649.0

Spokane, WA

Spokane Transit Authority (STA)

124

425.8

5,343.2

27,336.7

Springfield, MA

Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA)

187

3,490.0

4,955.3

21,728.8

St. Louis, MO

Bi-State Development Agency (METRO)

477

16,280.7

21,234.2

110,332.3

Syracuse, NY

CNY Centro, Inc. (CNY Centro)

154

2,523.5

6,797.8

28,268.7

Tampa, FL

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)

184

5,351.4

7,428.3

38,412.5

Tampa, FL

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)

176

18,237.5

8,060.5

35,486.4

Tucson, AZ

City of Tucson (COT)

189

2,613.2

7,475.7

36,124.9

Virginia Beach, VA

Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads

349

20,009.2

13,780.6

45,373.1

Washington, DC

Fairfax Connector Bus System (Fairfax Connector)

170

672.0

3,216.6

25,399.7

Washington, DC

Ride-On Montgomery County Transit

337

7,417.1

8,808.4

76,536.8

Washington, DC

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

1,437

46,937.2

96,633.2

395,725.5

Source: Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database
(a) Largest based on number of unlinked passenger trips.

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