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Public transportation in the United States

Statistics report on the public transportation in the United States

This report presents a selection of statistics about the public transportation sector in the United States. Focusing on ridership and revenues, it also provides an overview of the main transit agencies in the country, as well as data on sustainability and safety.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic U.S.: Mode of transport commonly used to commute to work 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. public transit: Operating revenue 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. workers using public transportation to commute to work 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. public transit: Number of unlinked passenger trips 1995-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. public transportation - Modal share of unlinked passenger trips in 2023
  • Premium Statistic Average passenger fare on public transit in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. transit agencies - 10 largest based on unlinked passenger trips 2021
  • Premium Statistic United States: monthly heavy-rail ridership 2020–2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. heavy rail network - leading cities by ridership 2023

Ridership of main transit networks

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  • Premium Statistic MTA: Annual ridership of the New York City transit authority 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Washington, D.C. transit authority 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Chicago transit authority 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Boston transit authority, by mode 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Annual ridership of Los Angeles' transit authority, by mode 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Philadelphia transit authority 2012-2023

Funding and revenues

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  • Premium Statistic Total funding spent for public transportation in the U.S. 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Capital funding sources for public transit in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Passenger fares as share of total transit operating funds in the U.S. 2010-2021
  • Premium Statistic Total federal funding authorized for public transportation in the U.S. 2016-2026
  • Premium Statistic Total federal funding for public transportation in the U.S., by state 2022-2026
  • Premium Statistic U.S.: Annual revenue of the New York urban transport authority 2016-2022
  • Premium Statistic Annual operating revenue of the Washington, D.C. transit authority 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S.: Annual operating revenue of Chicago's urban transit authority 2014-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S.: Operating revenues of the public transportation authority of Boston 2016-2023
  • Premium Statistic Annual revenue of Los Angeles' transit authority, by type 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Annual operating revenue of the Philadelphia transit authority 2012-2023

Sustainability

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. transit traffic: Electricity consumption 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Fuel consumption of the U.S. transit, by type 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. commuter bus fleet fuel types 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Full-size transit ZEBs count in the U.S., by type 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic Full-size transit ZEBs deployed in the U.S., by state 2023

Safety

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  • Premium Statistic Transportation fatalities by mode in the United States 2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of public transit incidents in the U.S. 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of public transit incidents in the U.S., by mode 2019-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of public transit accidents in the U.S. 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of public transit fatalities in the U.S. 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of public transit crime events in the U.S., by type 2022
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