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Public transit benchmarks

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TransitLedger turns published FTA NTD reporting into clear peer context for transit leaders, planners, grant writers, and consultants.

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Data year: 2024 annual NTD reporting.

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Small and mid-size fixed-route bus agencies

A balanced 100-agency pilot across four annual-ridership segments from 20,000 to 499,999 trips. Each profile includes reported ridership, service, cost, farebox, and provenance notes.

  1. Brazos Transit District 499,013 annual trips
  2. Island Transit 496,782 annual trips
  3. Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority 496,676 annual trips
  4. Southeast Vermont Transit, Inc 495,171 annual trips
  5. Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Inc. 491,108 annual trips
  6. City of Montgomery 489,414 annual trips
  7. Town of Snowmass Village 488,671 annual trips
  8. Altoona Metro Transit 488,326 annual trips
  9. Ketchikan Gateway Borough 480,345 annual trips
  10. Humboldt Transit Authority 480,195 annual trips
  11. Town of Cary 478,594 annual trips
  12. City of Danville 477,188 annual trips
  13. Broadway Bus Corporation 474,997 annual trips
  14. City of Petersburg 471,466 annual trips
  15. Bay County Transportation Planning Organization 470,697 annual trips
  16. Gary Public Transportation Corporation 465,377 annual trips
  17. City of Mankato 461,541 annual trips
  18. City of Durango 458,061 annual trips
  19. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 457,426 annual trips
  20. City of South Padre Island 449,898 annual trips
  21. Michiana Area Council of Governments 448,198 annual trips
  22. Augusta Richmond County Transit Department 436,032 annual trips
  23. City of Sandusky 435,082 annual trips
  24. New Castle Area Transit Authority 434,994 annual trips
  25. City of Wausau, Wisconsin 430,209 annual trips
  26. County of Muskegon 249,763 annual trips
  27. City of Lawton 249,713 annual trips
  28. Tahoe Transportation District 248,406 annual trips
  29. Macatawa Area Express Transportation Authority 245,943 annual trips
  30. City of Galveston 245,657 annual trips
  31. Government of the Virgin Islands 244,065 annual trips
  32. City of Amarillo 242,984 annual trips
  33. Lewis County Transit 240,178 annual trips
  34. City of Simi Valley 239,247 annual trips
  35. City of Manitowoc 238,705 annual trips
  36. City of Ocala, Florida 237,167 annual trips
  37. County of Kern 234,308 annual trips
  38. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County 233,727 annual trips
  39. Municipality of Guaynabo 232,469 annual trips
  40. City of Anderson 231,775 annual trips
  41. Schuylkill Transportation System 231,279 annual trips
  42. City of Rome 230,824 annual trips
  43. Lake Transit Authority 228,536 annual trips
  44. Lima Allen County Regional Transit Authority 227,051 annual trips
  45. City of Columbus 226,319 annual trips
  46. Cedar Valley Services, Inc. 226,311 annual trips
  47. Western Maine Transportation Services, Inc. 224,958 annual trips
  48. City of Tyler 220,957 annual trips
  49. Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS 217,029 annual trips
  50. Marquette County Transit Authority 216,181 annual trips
  51. Los Angeles County 99,691 annual trips
  52. Government of Guam-Guam Regional Transit Authority 99,526 annual trips
  53. City of Sierra Vista 98,981 annual trips
  54. City of San Marcos 98,784 annual trips
  55. City of Port Arthur 98,610 annual trips
  56. Zia Therapy Center, Inc. 98,312 annual trips
  57. City of Conroe 98,063 annual trips
  58. City of Margate 96,473 annual trips
  59. Mountain Transit Authority 96,178 annual trips
  60. Town of Farmville 96,178 annual trips
  61. City of Madera 94,890 annual trips
  62. City of Canby 93,664 annual trips
  63. Pacific Transit 93,039 annual trips
  64. City of Kingman 91,519 annual trips
  65. City of Lake Charles 91,182 annual trips
  66. San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation 91,120 annual trips
  67. City of Jacksonville 90,240 annual trips
  68. County of Douglas 90,224 annual trips
  69. Santee Wateree Regional Transportation Authority 90,070 annual trips
  70. City of Watertown NY 89,731 annual trips
  71. Cecil County Government 89,573 annual trips
  72. Cortland County 88,954 annual trips
  73. City of Corning 88,348 annual trips
  74. City of Arcata 88,241 annual trips
  75. City of Lauderdale Lakes 88,114 annual trips
  76. City of Hattiesburg 49,790 annual trips
  77. City of Arcadia 49,400 annual trips
  78. City of Coral Springs 49,363 annual trips
  79. Allegany County 49,258 annual trips
  80. City of Solvang 48,723 annual trips
  81. City of Gloversville 48,482 annual trips
  82. City of Ojai 48,315 annual trips
  83. Webb County 48,155 annual trips
  84. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians 48,076 annual trips
  85. City of Lewiston 46,743 annual trips
  86. City of Bettendorf 46,327 annual trips
  87. Municipality of Caguas 46,062 annual trips
  88. City of Tamarac 45,576 annual trips
  89. Schoharie County 44,233 annual trips
  90. Regional Transit Service 43,709 annual trips
  91. Steuben County 43,407 annual trips
  92. City of Weirton 43,028 annual trips
  93. Regional Transit Service 42,617 annual trips
  94. City of Pine Bluff 42,387 annual trips
  95. City of Bristol Virginia 42,297 annual trips
  96. Municipality of Barceloneta 42,294 annual trips
  97. Mid-County Transit Authority 42,162 annual trips
  98. City of Bellflower 41,997 annual trips
  99. Municipality of San Lorenzo 41,649 annual trips
  100. City of Bristol Tennessee 40,816 annual trips