Click here to skip navigation American Public Transportation Association Visit the APTA Bookstore
My APTA
What's New
About APTA
For Members
Committees
Conferences & Calendar
Services & Programs
Government Affairs
Industry Information
APTA Standards Program
Media Center
e-Business
Passenger Transport
Book Store
Links
Contact Us
Site Map
Home
Rail and Bus LinksThe Rail Station
May 18, 2008
APTA    Search: Click here to search
APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Bus and Trolleybus Statistics  

100 Largest Bus and Trolleybus Agency Service and Usage Data

100 Largest Bus and Trolleybus Agency Service and Usage Data, Fiscal Year 2004 (Thousands) (a)

URBANIZED AREA (Primary City)

TRANSIT AGENCY

ANNUAL VEHICLE REVENUE MILES

ANNUAL VEHICLE REVENUE HOURS

ANNUAL UNLINKED TRIPS

ANNUAL PASSENGER MILES

Albany, NY

Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)

6,673.2

532.7

11,620.4

52,363.8

Albuquerque, NM

ABQ Ride

3,477.0

219.6

7,638.3

19,631.7

Atlanta, GA

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

25,646.1

2,058.0

66,762.0

277,747.0

Austin, TX

Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CMTA)

13,829.1

1,105.0

35,062.6

112,921.8

Bakersfield, CA

Golden Empire Transit District (GET)

3,440.6

267.0

6,915.5

30,151.6

Baltimore, MD

Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)

23,672.9

1,894.8

86,818.8

349,765.8

Boston, MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

24,964.7

2,309.8

119,262.0

290,675.0

 

   Bus

24,298.4

2,239.7

115,628.1

282,327.4

 

   Trolleybus

666.4

70.1

3,633.9

8,347.5

Buffalo, NY

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFT Metro)

8,441.6

752.3

17,590.5

55,707.6

Champaign, IL

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

2,555.6

219.2

10,299.0

26,311.9

Charlotte, NC

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)

10,079.4

722.7

18,423.5

75,834.3

Chicago, IL

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

66,572.0

6,782.8

294,030.8

788,665.6

Chicago, IL

Pace - Suburban Bus Division (PACE)

20,507.3

1,447.3

31,441.0

205,155.9

Cincinnati, OH

Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority

11,291.3

858.6

23,052.4

133,255.7

Cleveland, OH

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

20,471.9

1,634.1

47,631.2

176,055.3

Columbus, OH

Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)

8,270.6

649.0

14,544.0

48,218.2

Dallas, TX

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

28,666.6

2,018.2

58,901.9

218,457.1

Dayton, OH

Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (GDRTA)

7,250.4

517.5

12,459.4

43,947.4

 

   Bus

5,635.9

368.8

8,159.2

33,203.7

 

   Trolleybus

1,614.5

148.7

4,300.2

10,743.7

Denver, CO

Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD)

39,028.6

2,613.4

71,338.1

344,959.9

Detroit, MI

City of Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT)

17,846.7

1,681.6

34,513.9

166,079.5

Detroit, MI

Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation

11,637.3

690.9

8,984.1

68,822.6

El Paso, TX

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

6,673.9

533.5

10,376.9

59,487.6

Eugene, OR

Lane Transit District (LTD)

3,581.2

276.2

8,207.8

32,313.6

Fresno, CA

Fresno Area Express (FAX)

3,957.5

302.2

10,854.9

30,868.3

Gainesville, FL

Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS)

2,661.6

233.2

8,066.3

27,029.9

Hartford, CT

Connecticut Transit - Hartford Division (CTTransit)

6,183.3

463.9

12,789.6

47,817.1

Honolulu, HI

City and County of Honolulu DOT Services (DTS)

16,530.8

1,218.5

61,298.0

267,648.5

Houston, TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

44,097.5

3,051.1

87,940.5

504,902.6

Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis and Marion County Public Transportation

6,179.0

429.4

8,966.1

44,155.4

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA)

9,928.7

605.2

8,934.8

58,814.8

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA)

7,909.9

512.7

12,936.1

46,542.1

Lansing, MI

Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA)

2,976.9

219.9

8,278.2

22,965.1

Las Vegas, NV

Regional Trp Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC)

14,772.3

1,230.5

50,581.2

180,514.0

Los Angeles, CA

City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation

7,199.7

630.9

28,368.9

77,876.6

Los Angeles, CA

Foothill Transit

12,501.3

760.3

15,044.1

100,130.7

Los Angeles, CA

LACMTA - Small Operators

4,599.3

407.0

9,407.5

20,739.6

Los Angeles, CA

Long Beach Transit (LBT)

7,382.5

685.4

26,775.5

70,687.3

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Auth

82,498.3

6,622.1

329,875.3

1,269,311.4

Los Angeles, CA

Montebello Bus Lines (MBL)

2,915.0

254.7

11,078.7

33,943.6

Los Angeles, CA

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)

23,305.7

1,807.9

67,551.9

268,845.2

Los Angeles, CA

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

4,994.6

454.3

20,629.9

72,930.3

Louisville, KY

 Transit Authority of River City (TARC)

7,538.9

593.8

15,171.4

53,848.9

Madison, WI

Madison Metro Transit System

4,675.2

365.8

10,962.3

33,579.8

Memphis, TN

Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)

7,059.5

445.1

11,452.2

68,717.6

Miami, FL

Board of County Commissioners, PalmTran, Inc.

6,900.3

415.6

7,654.3

47,040.8

Miami, FL

Broward County Mass Transit Division (BCT)

15,314.9

1,140.6

38,256.6

162,009.6

Miami, FL

Miami-Dade Transit (MDT)

31,100.5

2,535.8

75,137.4

296,888.7

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS)

17,543.4

1,351.6

53,742.8

154,727.5

Minneapolis, MN

Metro Transit

21,841.5

1,702.4

53,962.7

221,435.4

Minneapolis, MN

Metropolitan Council

5,949.4

354.0

8,429.5

63,006.4

New Haven, CT

Connecticut Transit - New Haven Division (CTTransit)

3,094.9

271.0

7,710.8

26,360.2

New Orleans, LA

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)

10,655.1

748.3

38,202.4

92,252.3

New York, NY

Academy Lines, Inc.

8,456.4

384.1

17,088.5

226,488.7

New York, NY

GTJC (Transit Alliance)

12,476.2

1,377.0

69,759.3

193,741.3

New York, NY

Liberty Lines Transit, Inc. (LLT)

8,014.4

700.3

34,462.1

161,672.3

New York, NY

Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority

9,917.7

807.5

30,241.4

140,445.0

New York, NY

MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)

103,665.1

13,105.3

893,390.1

1,574,309.0

New York, NY

New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT)

74,146.4

4,931.5

149,619.6

930,478.0

New York, NY

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

2,280.7

252.4

12,581.9

40,778.3

New York, NY

Queens Surface Corporation (QSC)

5,553.6

564.6

25,691.1

109,573.6

New York, NY

Trans-Hudson Express

2,950.2

263.3

7,360.7

50,382.8

Orlando, FL

Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX)

13,006.7

926.7

22,677.8

132,008.8

Philadelphia, PA

Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC)

5,677.2

401.2

7,792.6

42,565.8

Philadelphia, PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

40,133.9

3,871.4

187,530.0

543,311.5

Phoenix, AZ

City of Phoenix Public Transit Department (Valley Metro)

17,535.0

1,153.0

40,813.7

156,559.1

Pittsburgh, PA

Port Authority of Allegheny County (Port Authority)

28,049.9

2,170.5

58,297.8

250,052.9

Portland, OR

Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area Auth

3,846.2

244.0

6,804.6

37,945.9

Portland, OR

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon

24,013.6

1,887.6

65,938.5

241,598.4

Providence, RI

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)

7,470.3

605.2

16,439.2

71,771.2

Reno, NV

Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County

3,158.2

250.9

7,534.6

24,274.4

Richmond, VA

Greater Richmond Transit Company

4,787.6

424.5

11,345.7

32,293.9

Riverside, CA

Omnitrans (OMNI)

8,378.8

635.0

15,723.4

76,072.8

Riverside, CA

Riverside Transit Agency (RTA)

7,325.9

471.3

7,362.2

42,237.6

Rochester, NY

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

5,909.0

474.9

12,648.3

44,438.2

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Regional Transit District (Sacramento RT)

8,566.5

696.7

19,446.8

67,700.9

Salt Lake City, UT

Utah Transit Authority (UTA)

16,717.5

893.3

15,266.0

60,113.4

San Antonio, TX

VIA Metropolitan Transit (VIA)

17,750.9

1,328.3

42,213.1

153,459.9

San Diego, CA

MTS Contract Services (MCS)

9,511.6

760.8

17,887.4

67,735.1

San Diego, CA

North San Diego County Transit District (NCTD)

6,954.7

490.8

10,330.8

57,652.7

San Diego, CA

San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)

10,348.0

851.4

25,545.4

96,676.0

San Francisco, CA

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit)

22,364.2

1,914.5

64,663.4

212,664.5

San Francisco, CA

Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District

6,082.9

381.1

8,033.8

92,605.8

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI)

20,251.2

2,544.4

162,687.5

302,066.3

 

   Bus

13,032.4

1,488.4

87,471.7

190,034.6

 

   Trolleybus

7,218.8

1,056.0

75,215.8

112,031.7

San Francisco, CA

San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans)

7,381.3

664.5

15,145.7

80,642.5

San Jose, CA

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

16,007.5

1,275.5

33,372.1

137,777.3

San Juan, PR

Metropolitan Bus Authority (MBA)

6,924.3

772.1

30,736.8

105,884.9

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (SBMTD)

2,351.3

178.0

7,004.1

26,580.2

Seattle, WA

King County DOT - King County Metro

46,381.7

2,776.5

98,250.2

499,999.9

 

   Bus

42,855.6

2,409.0

75,472.7

457,908.2

 

   Trolleybus

3,526.1

367.5

22,777.5

42,091.8

Seattle, WA

Pierce County Transportation Benefit Area Authority

9,957.2

662.2

13,992.7

94,637.5

Seattle, WA

Snohomish County Transportation Benefit Area Corp

9,702.0

529.8

9,130.8

100,054.6

Spokane, WA

Spokane Transit Authority (STA)

4,839.1

355.0

7,740.4

34,500.0

Springfield, MA

Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA)

4,548.6

366.2

10,644.0

37,805.3

St. Louis, MO

Bi-State Development Agency (METRO)

16,679.5

1,262.4

30,325.1

120,504.0

Syracuse, NY

CNY Centro, Inc. (CNY Centro)

3,563.0

296.1

9,502.9

26,520.3

Tampa, FL

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)

6,396.7

514.9

9,818.6

49,069.0

Tampa, FL

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)

7,956.1

548.1

9,701.1

47,241.1

Tucson, AZ

City of Tucson (COT)

6,942.5

536.9

16,511.0

59,638.6

Virginia Beach, VA

Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads

9,491.7

724.3

19,198.7

82,108.7

Washington, DC

Fairfax Connector Bus System (Fairfax Connector)

5,965.6

380.4

7,990.8

53,117.1

Washington, DC

Ride-On Montgomery County Transit

11,481.6

877.3

23,175.4

73,070.6

Washington, DC

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

38,901.3

3,458.7

146,010.3

436,436.7

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

Some of these pages may include links to documents in the Adobe PDF format. Please download the Adobe PDF reader if you have not already done so.