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High Valley Transit District

Park City, UT · NTD ID 88239 · 2024 report year

Annual trips1.4 million #247 in the US
Operating expense$23.5 million 2024, as reported
Cost per rider$16.20 all modes combined
Farebox recovery— fares ÷ operating cost

High Valley Transit District carries 1.4 million passenger trips a year across two modes — bus and demand response — making it the 247th-busiest transit operator in the United States. It is based in Park City, UT.

It spends $23.5 million a year running that service, or $16.20 per trip. Its bus service, the largest of its modes, costs $15.45 per rider — 11% above the $13.86 median for the 1,162 US agencies reporting bus.

Over the 3 years reported, up 23% on 2023.

Service by mode, 2024

ModeAnnual tripsOperating expense Cost per ridervs national median FareboxVehicles
Bus#247 of 1,162 nationally 1,097,457 $17.0 million $15.45 +11% — 17
Demand Response#67 of 1,920 nationally 350,909 $6.5 million $18.56 -51% — 27

Ridership, 2022–2024

1.4 million 858,034 2024 2022
YearAnnual trips Operating expense (2024 $)Cost per rider (2024 $)
2024 1,448,366 $23.5 million $16.20
2023 1,181,485 $22.5 million $19.06
2022 858,034 $10.8 million $12.60

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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.