Highest-Ridership Bus Rapid Transit Systems
US BRT systems ranked by annual unlinked passenger trips. · 2024 report year
This table ranks 20 US bus rapid transit operators by annual ridership for 2024. 20 agencies reported bus rapid transit service in total, carrying 71.4 million trips between them.
MTA New York City Transit leads at 35.0 million trips.
| # | Agency | Location | Annual trips | Annual trips | Operating expense | Farebox |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTA New York City Transit | Brooklyn, NY | 35,007,720 | 35,007,720 | $126 million | 16% |
| 2 | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Boston, MA | 9,955,393 | 9,955,393 | $65.2 million | 10% |
| 3 | Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District | Oakland, CA | 4,798,970 | 4,798,970 | $23.0 million | 8% |
| 4 | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Los Angeles, CA | 4,412,865 | 4,412,865 | $27.7 million | 10% |
| 5 | Lane Transit District | Eugene, OR | 2,786,403 | 2,786,403 | $15.4 million | 12% |
| 6 | City of Albuquerque | Albuquerque, NM | 2,315,206 | 2,315,206 | $8.0 million | — |
| 7 | The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority | Cleveland, OH | 2,080,030 | 2,080,030 | $10.0 million | 23% |
| 8 | Greater Richmond Transit Company | Richmond, VA | 1,786,357 | 1,786,357 | $5.4 million | 8% |
| 9 | Indianapolis and Marion County Public Transportation | Indianapolis, IN | 1,402,365 | 1,402,365 | $15.0 million | 8% |
| 10 | Connecticut Department of Transportation - CTTRANSIT - Hartford Division | Hartford, CT | 1,224,730 | 1,224,730 | $7.8 million | 11% |
| 11 | Roaring Fork Transportation Authority | Glenwood Springs, CO | 1,109,421 | 1,109,421 | $14.7 million | 12% |
| 12 | Kansas City Area Transportation Authority | Kansas City, MO | 953,101 | 953,101 | $6.1 million | — |
| 13 | Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority | Saint Petersburg, FL | 761,145 | 761,145 | $5.1 million | 7% |
| 14 | City of Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO | 564,545 | 564,545 | $2.7 million | — |
| 15 | City of Madison | Madison, WI | 527,222 | 527,222 | $2.8 million | 17% |
| 16 | Interurban Transit Partnership | Grand Rapids, MI | 421,150 | 421,150 | $2.6 million | 15% |
| 17 | Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority | Orlando, FL | 416,414 | 416,414 | $3.9 million | — |
| 18 | Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority | Birmingham, AL | 389,911 | 389,911 | $3.9 million | — |
| 19 | Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority | Oklahoma City, OK | 238,663 | 238,663 | $4.5 million | 0% |
| 20 | Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas | Houston, TX | 238,215 | 238,215 | $4.1 million | 1% |
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- Cheapest Heavy Rail Systems by Cost per Rider 16 systems
- Most Expensive Heavy Rail Systems by Cost per Rider 16 systems
- Highest-Ridership Heavy Rail Systems 16 systems
- Best Farebox Recovery Among Heavy Rail Systems 16 systems
- Cheapest Light Rail Systems by Cost per Rider 22 systems
- Most Expensive Light Rail Systems by Cost per Rider 22 systems
- Highest-Ridership Light Rail Systems 22 systems
- Cheapest Commuter Rail Systems by Cost per Rider 24 systems
- Most Expensive Commuter Rail Systems by Cost per Rider 24 systems
- Highest-Ridership Commuter Rail Systems 27 systems
- Best Farebox Recovery Among Commuter Rail Systems 24 systems
- Cheapest Bus Systems by Cost per Rider 40 systems
- Most Expensive Bus Systems by Cost per Rider 40 systems
- Highest-Ridership Bus Agencies 40 systems
- Best Farebox Recovery Among Large Bus Systems 40 systems
- Highest-Ridership Streetcar Systems 25 systems
- Highest-Ridership Ferry Systems 39 systems
- Most Expensive Demand-Response (Paratransit) Services by Cost per Rider 40 systems
- Highest-Ridership Demand-Response (Paratransit) Services 40 systems
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Open this in Ask NTD →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.