Unlinked passenger trips are defined as the number of passengers who board public transportation vehicles. Passengers are counted each time they board vehicles no matter how many vehicles they use to travel from their origin to their destination.
Data before 2022 was taken from previous editions of the report.
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U.S.: number of unlinked bus passenger trips 2011-2023
In 2023, the U.S. recorded nearly 3.5 billion U.S. bus passenger trips. Bus passenger numbers had been recovering since bus use collapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as of 2023, figures had not yet reached pre-pandemic levels. Passenger numbers had already been on a downward trend prior to the pandemic, falling since around 2013.
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APTA. (March 4, 2024). Number of unlinked bus passenger trips in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/205290/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-bus-traffic-since-1996/
APTA. "Number of unlinked bus passenger trips in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 4, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/205290/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-bus-traffic-since-1996/
APTA. (2024). Number of unlinked bus passenger trips in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/205290/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-bus-traffic-since-1996/
APTA. "Number of Unlinked Bus Passenger Trips in The United States from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Mar 2024, /statistics/205290/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-bus-traffic-since-1996/
APTA, Number of unlinked bus passenger trips in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/205290/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-bus-traffic-since-1996/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Number of unlinked bus passenger trips in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], APTA, March 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/205290/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-bus-traffic-since-1996/
