Metropolitan Transportation Commission
San Francisco, CA · NTD ID 90094 · 2024 report year
Metropolitan Transportation Commission carries 1.2 million passenger trips a year on vanpool service — making it the 277th-busiest transit operator in the United States. It is based in San Francisco, CA.
It spends $8.6 million a year running that service, or $7.08 per trip. Its vanpool service, the largest of its modes, costs $7.08 per rider — 0% above the $7.08 median for the 113 US agencies reporting vanpool.
Over the 6 years reported, ridership is 385% above its 2019 level, the last full year before the pandemic, and up 10% on 2023. Fares cover 121% of operating cost.
Service by mode, 2024
| Mode | Annual trips | Operating expense | Cost per rider | vs national median | Farebox | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanpool#4 of 113 nationally | 1,220,897 | $8.6 million | $7.08 | 0% | 121% | 562 |
Ridership, 2019–2024
| Year | Annual trips | Operating expense (2024 $) | Cost per rider (2024 $) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,220,897 | $8.6 million | $7.08 |
| 2023 | 1,113,315 | $7.9 million | $7.06 |
| 2022 | 848,736 | $5.9 million | $6.94 |
| 2021 | 365,827 | $2.7 million | $7.47 |
| 2020 | 419,614 | $2.2 million | $5.30 |
| 2019 | 251,570 | $1.2 million | $4.95 |
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Ask NTD about Metropolitan Transportation Commission →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.