Public Transport Load Factors & Transit Service Index:
US Metropolitan Areas Over 1,000,000 & Honolulu

Metropolitan Area Estimated Place Miles per Capita Rank Passenger Miles per Capita Rank Load Factor Rank Transit Service Index Rank
Atlanta 1,217 8 212 8 17.4% 12 1.528 8
Austin 691 22 85 26 12.3% 34 0.868 22
Boston 1,649 5 321 6 19.4% 6 2.071 5
Buffalo 555 26 65 30 11.8% 37 0.696 26
Charlotte 361 42 45 39 12.4% 33 0.453 42
Chicago 2,149 3 399 3 18.6% 8 2.698 3
Cincinnati 504 29 88 25 17.5% 10 0.633 29
Cleveland 801 19 101 22 12.6% 32 1.005 19
Columbus 405 38 48 36 11.9% 36 0.508 38
Dallas-Fort Worth 532 27 85 27 15.9% 19 0.667 27
Denver 1,055 12 150 15 14.2% 25 1.325 12
Detroit 441 32 56 33 12.7% 31 0.553 32
Grand Rapids 250 48 17 49 6.7% 51 0.314 48
Greensboro 154 51 14 51 8.9% 48 0.193 51
Harford 422 35 57 32 13.4% 28 0.530 35
Honolulu 1,367 6 401 2 29.4% 1 1.716 6
Houston 614 25 126 18 20.5% 4 0.771 25
Indianapolis 266 47 31 46 11.7% 38 0.334 47
Jacksonville 439 33 47 37 10.8% 41 0.552 33
Kansas City 346 43 33 44 9.7% 44 0.434 43
Las Vegas 669 23 110 20 16.5% 16 0.840 23
Los Angeles 801 18 172 12 21.5% 2 1.006 18
Louisville 480 30 53 34 11.0% 39 0.603 30
Memphis 415 37 57 31 13.7% 26 0.521 37
Miami 973 14 156 14 16.1% 18 1.222 14
Milwaukee 896 16 129 16 14.3% 24 1.125 16
Minneapolis-St. Paul 640 24 115 19 18.0% 9 0.804 24
Nashville 215 49 28 48 12.9% 30 0.270 49
New Orleans 745 20 126 17 16.9% 15 0.935 20
New York 4,192 1 893 1 21.3% 3 5.263 1
Oklahoma City 187 50 17 50 8.9% 49 0.235 50
Orlando 454 31 69 29 15.2% 22 0.570 31
Philadelphia 1,365 7 236 7 17.3% 13 1.714 7
Phoenix 420 36 46 38 10.9% 40 0.527 36
Pittsburgh 969 15 160 13 16.5% 17 1.217 15
Portland 1,143 9 179 11 15.7% 21 1.435 9
Providence 364 41 35 41 9.6% 45 0.457 41
Raleigh-Durham 367 40 32 45 8.6% 50 0.460 40
Richmond 304 46 44 40 14.6% 23 0.381 46
Rochester 335 45 34 43 10.3% 42 0.420 45
Sacramento 522 28 83 28 15.9% 20 0.656 28
Salt Lake City 987 13 97 23 9.9% 43 1.239 13
San Antonio 807 17 110 21 13.6% 27 1.013 17
San Diego 1,071 10 187 10 17.4% 11 1.344 10
San Francisco 2,308 2 392 4 17.0% 14 2.898 2
Seattle 1,057 11 206 9 19.5% 5 1.326 11
St. Louis 702 21 92 24 13.2% 29 0.881 21
Tampa-St. Petersburg 387 39 35 42 9.0% 47 0.486 39
Virginia Beach-Norfolk 436 34 53 35 12.1% 35 0.547 34
Washington-Baltimore 1,850 4 350 5 18.9% 7 2.323 4
West Palm Beach 343 44 31 47 9.0% 46 0.431 44
Average 796   131   16.5%   1.000  
                 
Capacity Factors                
Motor Bus 64.5              
Trolley Bus 68.2              
Metro 137.5              
Light Rail 143.3              
Commuter Rail 153.5              
                 
Transit Service Index: Place Miles per Capita divided by Average        
                 
Sources: Calculated from National Transit Database (2001). Capacity estimates from 1991 National Transit Database (last year data item reported)

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