* Cities with transit agencies assigned by urbanized areas or urban places of less than 50,000 population outside urbanized areas based on 2000 U.S. Census Population.
** Ridership figure includes data from MTA Long Island Rail Road and MTA Metro-North Railroad.
According to the source, data may differ from that included in Federal Transit Administration reports due to differences in data calculation procedures and in periods of time covered.
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U.S. commuter rail - leading cities by ridership 2020
The statistic shows the main cities in the United States with the largest commuter rail system in 2020, based on ridership. In that year, Chicago's commuter railroad, Metra, was the third most busiest commuter rail system in the U.S., with over **** million passenger trips reported in that year.
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APTA. (March 15, 2021). U.S. cities with the largest commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA. "U.S. cities with the largest commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)*." Chart. March 15, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA. (2021). U.S. cities with the largest commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA. "U.S. Cities with The Largest Commuter Rail Systems in 2020, by Ridership (in 1,000 Unlinked Transit Passenger Trips)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Mar 2021, /statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA, U.S. cities with the largest commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
U.S. cities with the largest commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)* [Graph], APTA, March 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/
