Unlinked passenger trips are defined as the number of times passengers board public transportation vehicles. Passengers are counted each time they board a vehicle no matter how many different vehicles they use to travel from their origin to their destination.
Values were calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ based on the figures provided by the source. Percentages may not add up to 100 % due to rounding to the nearest percent.
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U.S. public transportation - Modal share of unlinked passenger trips in 2023
In 2023, nearly half of unlinked passenger trips in the United States were made by bus. Heavy rail was the second most popular public transportation type, amounting to percent of unlinked trips that year.
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