Public Transportation Ridership Update

Public transportation ridership recovered to 85 percent of pre-pandemic levels in April 2025, according to the latest data from APTA’s Ridership Trends Dashboard. Bus and demand response ridership lead the recovery, at 86 and 93 percent of 2019 levels respectively. Small cities and rural areas have recovered to 88 percent of pre-pandemic ridership levels. Public transit ridership was 7.7 billion total trips in 2024, a 7 percent increase from 2023 to 2024.