US Urban Public Transport
Ridership from 1900
(4 Mode)
|
Year |
Passenger Journeys |
Passenger Journeys per Capita |
Change from Previous (Annual Rate) |
Compared to Peak (1945) |
Unlinked Trips (Including Transfers) |
|
1900 |
4,436,000,000 |
58.30 |
NA |
-59.0% |
5,500,000,000 |
|
1905 |
6,452,000,000 |
76.97 |
5.72% |
-45.9% |
8,000,000,000 |
|
1910 |
8,469,000,000 |
91.65 |
3.55% |
-35.6% |
10,500,000,000 |
|
1915 |
10,485,000,000 |
104.28 |
2.62% |
-26.7% |
13,000,000,000 |
|
1920 |
12,098,000,000 |
113.64 |
1.73% |
-20.1% |
15,000,000,000 |
|
1925 |
13,308,000,000 |
114.89 |
0.22% |
-19.2% |
16,500,000,000 |
|
1930 |
14,114,000,000 |
114.68 |
-0.04% |
-19.4% |
17,500,000,000 |
|
1935 |
9,678,000,000 |
75.70 |
-7.97% |
-46.8% |
12,000,000,000 |
|
1940 |
10,504,000,000 |
79.30 |
0.93% |
-44.2% |
13,098,000,000 |
|
1945 |
18,982,000,000 |
142.24 |
12.39% |
0.0% |
23,254,000,000 |
|
1950 |
13,845,000,000 |
90.92 |
-8.56% |
-36.1% |
17,246,000,000 |
|
1955 |
9,189,000,000 |
55.67 |
-9.35% |
-60.9% |
11,529,000,000 |
|
1960 |
7,521,000,000 |
41.79 |
-5.57% |
-70.6% |
9,395,000,000 |
|
1961 |
7,242,000,000 |
39.58 |
-5.30% |
-72.2% |
8,883,000,000 |
|
1962 |
7,122,000,000 |
38.34 |
-3.13% |
-73.0% |
8,695,000,000 |
|
1963 |
6,915,000,000 |
36.69 |
-4.30% |
-74.2% |
8,400,000,000 |
|
1964 |
6,854,000,000 |
35.86 |
-2.26% |
-74.8% |
8,328,000,000 |
|
1965 |
6,798,000,000 |
35.13 |
-2.04% |
-75.3% |
8,253,000,000 |
|
1966 |
6,671,000,000 |
34.11 |
-2.90% |
-76.0% |
8,083,000,000 |
|
1967 |
6,616,000,000 |
33.51 |
-1.77% |
-76.4% |
8,172,000,000 |
|
1968 |
6,491,000,000 |
32.55 |
-2.84% |
-77.1% |
8,019,000,000 |
|
1969 |
6,310,000,000 |
31.33 |
-3.75% |
-78.0% |
7,803,000,000 |
|
1970 |
5,932,000,000 |
29.08 |
-7.19% |
-79.6% |
7,332,000,000 |
|
1971 |
5,497,000,000 |
26.58 |
-8.61% |
-81.3% |
6,847,000,000 |
|
1972 |
5,253,000,000 |
25.10 |
-5.56% |
-82.4% |
6,567,000,000 |
|
1973 |
5,294,000,000 |
25.05 |
-0.21% |
-82.4% |
6,660,000,000 |
|
1974 |
5,606,000,000 |
26.28 |
4.91% |
-81.5% |
6,935,000,000 |
|
1975 |
5,643,000,000 |
26.19 |
-0.33% |
-81.6% |
6,972,000,000 |
|
1976 |
5,673,000,000 |
26.08 |
-0.44% |
-81.7% |
7,081,000,000 |
|
1977 |
5,876,000,000 |
26.74 |
2.54% |
-81.2% |
7,286,000,000 |
|
1978 |
6,143,000,000 |
27.66 |
3.44% |
-80.6% |
7,616,000,000 |
|
1979 |
6,557,000,000 |
29.20 |
5.56% |
-79.5% |
8,130,000,000 |
|
1980 |
6,642,000,000 |
29.23 |
0.11% |
-79.4% |
8,235,000,000 |
|
1981 |
6,423,000,000 |
27.99 |
-4.24% |
-80.3% |
7,964,000,000 |
|
1982 |
6,243,000,000 |
26.95 |
-3.72% |
-81.1% |
7,741,000,000 |
|
1983 |
6,361,000,000 |
27.21 |
0.96% |
-80.9% |
7,887,000,000 |
|
1984 |
6,756,000,000 |
28.65 |
5.29% |
-79.9% |
8,376,000,000 |
|
1985 |
6,251,000,000 |
26.27 |
-8.29% |
-81.5% |
8,001,000,000 |
|
1986 |
5,906,000,000 |
24.59 |
-6.39% |
-82.7% |
7,560,000,000 |
|
1987 |
5,835,000,000 |
24.08 |
-2.08% |
-83.1% |
7,469,000,000 |
|
1988 |
5,762,000,000 |
23.57 |
-2.14% |
-83.4% |
7,376,000,000 |
|
1989 |
5,993,000,000 |
24.28 |
3.03% |
-82.9% |
7,671,000,000 |
|
1990 |
5,787,000,000 |
23.20 |
-4.45% |
-83.7% |
7,407,000,000 |
|
1991 |
5,607,000,000 |
22.24 |
-4.14% |
-84.4% |
7,177,000,000 |
|
1992 |
5,678,000,000 |
22.27 |
0.12% |
-84.3% |
7,268,000,000 |
|
1993 |
5,463,000,000 |
21.19 |
-4.81% |
-85.1% |
6,993,000,000 |
|
1994 |
5,522,000,000 |
21.22 |
0.11% |
-85.1% |
7,068,000,000 |
|
1995 |
5,573,000,000 |
21.21 |
-0.04% |
-85.1% |
6,962,000,000 |
|
1996 |
5,611,000,000 |
21.16 |
-0.24% |
-85.1% |
7,009,000,000 |
|
1997 |
5,701,000,000 |
21.30 |
0.67% |
-85.0% |
7,388,000,000 |
|
1998 |
6,033,000,000 |
22.32 |
4.78% |
-84.3% |
7,536,000,000 |
|
Data from American Public Transit Association and US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database |
(c) 2000 www.publicpurpose.com --- Wendell Cox Consultancy --- Permission granted to use with attribution.
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