Methodology

Data comes from the FTA National Transit Database 2024 TS2.2 and TS2.1 long-format datasets.

• Cost per trip = operating expenses ÷ unlinked passenger trips.
• Farebox recovery = passenger fares ÷ operating expenses.
• Trips per revenue mile/hour use the same NTD service measures.
• A missing or zero denominator produces no calculation.

These are descriptive comparisons, not FTA performance ratings. Agencies have different reporting structures, service areas, and responsibilities.