County of Miami-Dade
Miami, FL · NTD ID 40034 · 2024 report year
County of Miami-Dade carries 88.2 million passenger trips a year across six modes — bus, heavy rail, monorail/automated guideway, demand response, commuter bus and vanpool — making it the 12th-busiest transit operator in the United States, and the largest in Florida. It is based in Miami, FL.
It spends $652 million a year running that service, or $7.39 per trip. Its bus service, the largest of its modes, costs $6.77 per rider — 51% below the $13.86 median for the 1,162 US agencies reporting bus.
Over the 10 years reported, ridership is 11% above its 2019 level, the last full year before the pandemic, and up 13% on 2023. Fares cover 11% of operating cost.
Service by mode, 2024
| Mode | Annual trips | Operating expense | Cost per rider | vs national median | Farebox | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus#11 of 1,162 nationally | 64,081,459 | $434 million | $6.77 | -51% | 12% | 623 |
| Heavy Rail#10 of 16 nationally | 14,515,543 | $117 million | $8.06 | -23% | 12% | 76 |
| Monorail/Automated Guideway#1 of 6 nationally | 7,316,693 | $33.0 million | $4.51 | -63% | — | 21 |
| Demand Response#8 of 1,920 nationally | 1,554,913 | $64.8 million | $41.66 | +9% | 7% | 363 |
| Commuter Bus#23 of 153 nationally | 401,124 | $2.2 million | $5.48 | -81% | 6% | 9 |
| Vanpool#18 of 113 nationally | 379,977 | $1.3 million | $3.43 | -52% | 202% | 185 |
Ridership, 2015–2024
| Year | Annual trips | Operating expense (2024 $) | Cost per rider (2024 $) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88,249,709 | $652 million | $7.39 |
| 2023 | 77,961,885 | $724 million | $9.28 |
| 2022 | 56,114,884 | $647 million | $11.53 |
| 2021 | 51,159,781 | $653 million | $12.76 |
| 2020 | 56,397,179 | $671 million | $11.89 |
| 2019 | 79,578,621 | $675 million | $8.49 |
| 2018 | 81,940,228 | $691 million | $8.44 |
| 2017 | 89,465,160 | $706 million | $7.89 |
| 2016 | 98,962,300 | $692 million | $6.99 |
| 2015 | 106,257,006 | $685 million | $6.45 |
Where County of Miami-Dade ranks
- Cheapest Heavy Rail Systems by Cost per Rider #5 of 16
- Most Expensive Heavy Rail Systems by Cost per Rider #12 of 16
- Highest-Ridership Heavy Rail Systems #10 of 16
- Best Farebox Recovery Among Heavy Rail Systems #10 of 16
- Cheapest Bus Systems by Cost per Rider #23 of 40
- Highest-Ridership Bus Agencies #11 of 40
- Best Farebox Recovery Among Large Bus Systems #28 of 40
- Most Expensive Demand-Response (Paratransit) Services by Cost per Rider #31 of 40
- Highest-Ridership Demand-Response (Paratransit) Services #8 of 40
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Ask NTD about County of Miami-Dade →Source & method. Figures are from the Federal Transit Administration's National Transit Database (NTD) annual reporting for 2024, the most recent published report year. Cost per rider is operating expense divided by unlinked passenger trips. Farebox recovery is fare revenue divided by operating expense. Ten-year trends are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; single-year figures are as reported. Agencies self-report to the NTD, and reporting practice varies, so figures are best read as comparable in magnitude rather than to the cent.