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South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

Pompano Beach, FL · NTD ID 40077 · 2024 report year

Annual trips4.7 million #114 in the US
Operating expense$128 million 2024, as reported
Cost per rider$26.96 all modes combined
Farebox recovery11.5% fares ÷ operating cost

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority carries 4.7 million passenger trips a year across two modes — commuter rail and bus — making it the 114th-busiest transit operator in the United States. It is based in Pompano Beach, FL.

It spends $128 million a year running that service, or $26.96 per trip. Its commuter rail service, the largest of its modes, costs $29.36 per rider — 34% below the $44.41 median for the 27 US agencies reporting commuter rail.

Over the 10 years reported, ridership remains 13% below its 2019 level, the last full year before the pandemic, and up 15% on 2023. Fares cover 11% of operating cost.

Service by mode, 2024

ModeAnnual tripsOperating expense Cost per ridervs national median FareboxVehicles
Commuter Rail#10 of 27 nationally 4,299,794 $126 million $29.36 -34% 12% 43
Bus#384 of 1,162 nationally 434,349 $1.4 million $3.25 -77% — 3

Ridership, 2015–2024

5.4 million 2.3 million 2024 2015
YearAnnual trips Operating expense (2024 $)Cost per rider (2024 $)
2024 4,734,143 $128 million $26.96
2023 4,122,066 $128 million $30.95
2022 3,320,360 $121 million $36.58
2021 2,310,628 $120 million $51.78
2020 4,264,731 $116 million $27.19
2019 5,433,701 $124 million $22.74
2018 5,217,786 $124 million $23.85
2017 5,207,014 $121 million $23.21
2016 5,341,822 $121 million $22.70
2015 5,363,719 $105 million $19.66

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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.