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Every U.S. transit system, with its riders and costs.
All 2,189 transit agencies that reported service to the Federal Transit Administration for 2025, from big-city subways to rural dial-a-ride services, with passenger trips, miles and hours of service, peak vehicles, fares and operating costs, in total and for each of their 3,669 combinations of mode and type of service.
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- 5,858
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- Formats
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As of: FTA National Transit Database, 2025 annual data, as updated October 2026. FTA releases each year's data in stages through the following fall, and figures can be revised.
Preview
A few real rows
| Name | City | StateCode | PassengerTrips | PeakVehicles | OperatingExpenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTA New York City Transit | Brooklyn | NY | 3014773373 | 10226 | 11162560242 |
| Chicago Transit Authority | Chicago | IL | 338041687 | 2575 | 2052831431 |
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Los Angeles | CA | 315457775 | 2747 | 2649991858 |
| Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Washington | DC | 304661619 | 2608 | 3035064884 |
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Boston | MA | 269009612 | 2199 | 2473270872 |
| New Jersey Transit Corporation | Newark | NJ | 226152199 | 3432 | 3143018860 |
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | Philadelphia | PA | 222577278 | 1933 | 1606283517 |
| City and County of San Francisco | San Francisco | CA | 168353193 | 783 | 1162782693 |
| Mode | ServiceType | PassengerTrips | VehicleRevenueMiles | PeakVehicles | OperatingExpenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy rail | Directly operated | 2315209369 | 357809273 | 5489 | 6676814205 |
| Bus | Directly operated | 651521206 | 84348953 | 3283 | 3737377846 |
| Bus rapid transit | Directly operated | 35310196 | 3055521 | 128 | 134407835 |
| Commuter bus | Directly operated | 9621216 | 9702743 | 444 | 328459147 |
| Demand response | Purchased transportation | 3111386 | 23563401 | 882 | 285501209 |
Field guide
What's in each file
Agencies TransitAgencies
The agency
Report year, NTD ID, name and acronym, headquarters city, state, ZIP code and coordinates, website, organization type, how it reports, and its fiscal year end.
Year NTDID Name Acronym City StateCode ZipCode Latitude Longitude Website OrganizationType ReporterType ReportingModule FiscalYearEnd
Service area
Urbanized area, and the square miles and population of the area it serves.
UrbanizedArea ServiceAreaSqMiles ServiceAreaPopulation
Service and money
Modes operated; passenger trips and miles; vehicle revenue miles and hours; vehicles in peak service; fares and operating costs in dollars.
Modes PassengerTrips PassengerMiles VehicleRevenueMiles VehicleRevenueHours PeakVehicles FareRevenue OperatingExpenses
Service by mode TransitService
The service
Report year, the agency (join to NTDID in Agencies), mode code and name, and type of service.
Year NTDID Agency ModeCode Mode ServiceType
Riders and service
Passenger trips and miles, vehicle revenue miles and hours, total vehicle miles, days operated and directional route miles.
PassengerTrips PassengerMiles VehicleRevenueMiles VehicleRevenueHours VehicleMiles DaysOperated DirectionalRouteMiles
Vehicles and money
Vehicles in peak service and available for it, fares and operating costs in dollars.
PeakVehicles VehiclesAvailable FareRevenue OperatingExpenses
Good to know
Before you use it
- PassengerTrips counts boardings: a rider who transfers from a bus to a train counts twice. It isn't a count of people.
- An agency's figures add up its modes. Small and rural agencies report less detail, so some figures are empty. FareRevenue is fares earned in the year (fares applied to operations for agencies that don't report earnings), and OperatingExpenses is the total cost of operating the service.
- ServiceType is Directly operated by the agency, Purchased transportation from a contractor, Taxi, or Transportation network company (ride-hailing). The address and coordinates are the agency's headquarters, not its service area.
- NTDID is the FTA's ID for the agency. Agencies in Puerto Rico and the territories are left out.
- In every format, dates are written as yyyy-MM-dd, and yes/no values as true or false. An empty value means nothing was recorded.
Source
Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database
Public domain
Where it comes in handy
What you can build with it
- Planning and consulting. Compare ridership, service and cost across systems.
- Suppliers. Size fleets and markets by mode.
- Civic dashboards. Show how a local system compares with its peers.
- Research. Study cost per trip and how much fares cover.
Access
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Free sample
- Agencies: the agencies in Colorado
- Service by mode: the service of Colorado agencies
- A README with the field guide and source
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