The number of passengers who boarded the Chicago transit bus system on a weekday reported an overall decline between 2015 to 2019. In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the average weekday ridership of the CTA bus service plummeted ** percent, compared with 2019 levels. On average, ** passengers utilized the bus services in one working day in 2019 in Chicago, while this number was only ** in 2020.
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Chicago Transit Authority. (April 14, 2021). Average number of passengers traveling with the Chicago urban bus system on a weekday from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1274313/chicago-average-bus-ridership-working-day/
Chicago Transit Authority. "Average number of passengers traveling with the Chicago urban bus system on a weekday from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 14, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1274313/chicago-average-bus-ridership-working-day/
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Chicago Transit Authority. "Average Number of Passengers Traveling with The Chicago Urban Bus System on a Weekday from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Apr 2021, /statistics/1274313/chicago-average-bus-ridership-working-day/
Chicago Transit Authority, Average number of passengers traveling with the Chicago urban bus system on a weekday from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1274313/chicago-average-bus-ridership-working-day/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Average number of passengers traveling with the Chicago urban bus system on a weekday from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Chicago Transit Authority, April 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1274313/chicago-average-bus-ridership-working-day/
