Motorbus Efficiency: Cost per Vehicle Hour US Transit Agencies Operating 100 or More Motor Buses
Transit Agency	Vehicle Hours (000)	Operating Cost (000)	Cost per Vehicle Hour
Akron-Metro	285	$16,392	$57.59
Albany-CDTA	567	$24,232	$42.74
Albuquerque-Sun Tran	290	$14,768	$50.97
Atlanta-MARTA	2,229	$149,904	$67.24
Austin-Capital Metro	924	$59,203	$54.35
Baltimore-Maryland-MTA	1,954	$142,601	$72.99
Boston-MBTA	2,598	$182,772	$70.34
Buffalo-NFTA	865	$51,732	$59.78
Charlotte-CTS	391	$20,033	$51.25
Chicago-RTA-CTA	6,761	$485,791	$71.85
Chicago-RTA-Pace	1,427	$85,150	$59.69
Cincinnati-SORTA	902	$51,574	$57.16
Cleveland-RTA	1,886	$135,933	$72.06
Columbus-COTA	697	$44,289	$63.53
Dallas-Fort Worth-DART	2,084	$151,617	$72.76
Dallas-Fort Worth-The T	349	$17,312	$49.54
Dayton-RTA	517	$30,360	$58.72
Denver-RTD	2,305	$128,022	$55.54
Detroit-D-DOT	1,430	$122,151	$85.39
Detroit-SMART	617	$38,415	$62.22
El Paso-Sun Metro	521	$20,491	$39.32
Flint-MTA	201	$9,754	$48.43
Ft. Lauderdale-Bct	752	$43,477	$57.81
Hartford-CT Transit	494	$30,176	$61.08
Honolulu-DTS	1,269	$97,193	$76.57
Houston-Metro	2,847	$212,655	$74.70
Indianapolis-Metro	437	$23,066	$52.76
Jacksonville-JTA	474	$22,440	$47.33
Kansas City-KCATA	562	$35,495	$63.20
LA-City of Los Angeles	256	$13,160	$51.41
LA-Foothill Transit	591	$27,311	$46.24
LA-LACMTA-Metro	6,843	$622,062	$90.90
LA-Long Beach Transit	611	$33,540	$54.92
LA-OCTA	1,376	$94,420	$68.62
LA-Santa Monica	305	$15,899	$52.07
Louisville-TARC	602	$30,867	$51.25
Madison-MMT	359	$22,355	$62.20
Memphis-MATA	457	$21,955	$48.01
Miami-MDTA	1,977	$124,282	$62.86
Milwaukee-County	1,499	$89,841	$59.95
Minneapolis-St. Paul-MCTO	2,113	$130,607	$61.81
Nashville-MTA	290	$14,349	$49.46
New Jersey Transit	5,270	$411,303	$78.04
New Orleans-RTA	1,090	$72,922	$66.90
Newport News-Pentran	252	$10,010	$39.66
Norfolk-TRT	440	$19,292	$43.80
NY-Hauppage-Suffolk Trans	377	$18,110	$48.02
NY-MTA-Long Island Bus	834	$66,730	$79.97
NY-MTA-NYCTA	12,245	$1,025,335	$83.74
NY-New York City DOT	2,601	$223,829	$86.05
NY-Westchester	799	$64,223	$80.43
Omaha-TA	300	$12,889	$43.01
Orlando-LYNX	688	$34,593	$50.27
Philadelphia-SEPTA	3,806	$327,874	$86.14
Phoenix PTD	869	$48,075	$55.35
Pittsburgh-PAT	2,207	$162,022	$73.40
Portland-Tri-Met	1,832	$114,601	$62.55
Providence-RIPTA	549	$32,133	$58.56
Richmond-GRTC	410	$18,560	$45.25
Rochester-RTS	487	$27,949	$57.38
Sacramento-RT	534	$40,208	$75.29
Salt Lake City-UTA	1,087	$54,297	$49.93
San Antonio-VIA	1,390	$59,650	$42.92
San Bernardino-OMNITRANS	449	$21,853	$48.65
San Diego-NCTD	516	$27,059	$52.49
San Diego-SANDAG	463	$16,375	$35.36
San Diego Transit	1,046	$55,213	$52.78
San Francisco-Muni	1,417	$120,614	$85.09
San Jose-SCCTD	1,388	$131,529	$94.74
Seattle-Metro	2,416	$197,371	$81.68
Seattle-Snohomish-Commun.	467	$33,790	$72.36
SF-Golden Gate	482	$44,794	$92.91
SF-Oakland-AC Transit	1,919	$146,832	$76.50
SF-SamTrans	723	$49,785	$68.84
Spokane-STA	401	$24,334	$60.76
Springfield-PVTA	385	$15,393	$39.99
St. Louis-Bi-State	1,651	$90,577	$54.87
St. Petersburg-PSTA	451	$23,992	$53.20
Syracuse-RTA-Centro	295	$19,864	$67.40
Tacoma-Pierce Transit	529	$31,962	$60.40
Tampa-Hartline	461	$24,344	$52.77
Toledo-TARTA	306	$16,011	$52.40
Tucson-Sun Tran	563	$23,053	$40.95
Washington-Maryland-Ride-On	663	$37,465	$56.55
Washington-WMATA	3,421	$278,663	$81.45
West Palm Beach-CoTran	317	$17,395	$54.90
Total	112,714	$7,971,517	$70.72

US Transit Agencies Operating 100 or More Motor Buses Ranked by 1996 Cost per Vehicle Hour (Efficiency)
Rank	Transit Agency	Vehicle Hours (000)	Operating Cost (000)	Cost per Vehicle Hour
1	San Diego-SANDAG	463	$16,375	$35.36
2	El Paso-Sun Metro	521	$20,491	$39.32
3	Newport News-Pentran	252	$10,010	$39.66
4	Springfield-PVTA	385	$15,393	$39.99
5	Tucson-Sun Tran	563	$23,053	$40.95
6	Albany-CDTA	567	$24,232	$42.74
7	San Antonio-VIA	1,390	$59,650	$42.92
8	Omaha-TA	300	$12,889	$43.01
9	Norfolk-TRT	440	$19,292	$43.80
10	Richmond-GRTC	410	$18,560	$45.25
11	LA-Foothill Transit	591	$27,311	$46.24
12	Jacksonville-JTA	474	$22,440	$47.33
13	Memphis-MATA	457	$21,955	$48.01
14	NY-Hauppage-Suffolk Trans	377	$18,110	$48.02
15	Flint-MTA	201	$9,754	$48.43
16	San Bernardino-OMNITRANS	449	$21,853	$48.65
17	Nashville-MTA	290	$14,349	$49.46
18	Dallas-Fort Worth-The T	349	$17,312	$49.54
19	Salt Lake City-UTA	1,087	$54,297	$49.93
20	Orlando-LYNX	688	$34,593	$50.27
21	Albuquerque-Sun Tran	290	$14,768	$50.97
22	Charlotte-CTS	391	$20,033	$51.25
23	Louisville-TARC	602	$30,867	$51.25
24	LA-City of Los Angeles	256	$13,160	$51.41
25	LA-Santa Monica	305	$15,899	$52.07
26	Toledo-TARTA	306	$16,011	$52.40
27	San Diego-NCTD	516	$27,059	$52.49
28	Indianapolis-Metro	437	$23,066	$52.76
29	Tampa-Hartline	461	$24,344	$52.77
30	San Diego Transit	1,046	$55,213	$52.78
31	St. Petersburg-PSTA	451	$23,992	$53.20
32	Austin-Capital Metro	924	$59,203	$54.35
33	St. Louis-Bi-State	1,651	$90,577	$54.87
34	West Palm Beach-CoTran	317	$17,395	$54.90
35	LA-Long Beach Transit	611	$33,540	$54.92
36	Phoenix PTD	869	$48,075	$55.35
37	Denver-RTD	2,305	$128,022	$55.54
38	Washington-Maryland-Ride-On	663	$37,465	$56.55
39	Cincinnati-SORTA	902	$51,574	$57.16
40	Rochester-RTS	487	$27,949	$57.38
41	Akron-Metro	285	$16,392	$57.59
42	Ft. Lauderdale-Bct	752	$43,477	$57.81
43	Providence-RIPTA	549	$32,133	$58.56
44	Dayton-RTA	517	$30,360	$58.72
45	Chicago-RTA-Pace	1,427	$85,150	$59.69
46	Buffalo-NFTA	865	$51,732	$59.78
47	Milwaukee-County	1,499	$89,841	$59.95
48	Tacoma-Pierce Transit	529	$31,962	$60.40
49	Spokane-STA	401	$24,334	$60.76
50	Hartford-CT Transit	494	$30,176	$61.08
51	Minneapolis-St. Paul-MCTO	2,113	$130,607	$61.81
52	Madison-MMT	359	$22,355	$62.20
53	Detroit-SMART	617	$38,415	$62.22
54	Portland-Tri-Met	1,832	$114,601	$62.55
55	Miami-MDTA	1,977	$124,282	$62.86
56	Kansas City-KCATA	562	$35,495	$63.20
57	Columbus-COTA	697	$44,289	$63.53
58	New Orleans-RTA	1,090	$72,922	$66.90
59	Atlanta-MARTA	2,229	$149,904	$67.24
60	Syracuse-RTA-Centro	295	$19,864	$67.40
61	LA-OCTA	1,376	$94,420	$68.62
62	SF-SamTrans	723	$49,785	$68.84
63	Boston-MBTA	2,598	$182,772	$70.34
64	Chicago-RTA-CTA	6,761	$485,791	$71.85
65	Cleveland-RTA	1,886	$135,933	$72.06
66	Seattle-Snohomish-Commun.	467	$33,790	$72.36
67	Dallas-Fort Worth-DART	2,084	$151,617	$72.76
68	Baltimore-Maryland-MTA	1,954	$142,601	$72.99
69	Pittsburgh-PAT	2,207	$162,022	$73.40
70	Houston-Metro	2,847	$212,655	$74.70
71	Sacramento-RT	534	$40,208	$75.29
72	SF-Oakland-AC Transit	1,919	$146,832	$76.50
73	Honolulu-DTS	1,269	$97,193	$76.57
74	New Jersey Transit	5,270	$411,303	$78.04
75	NY-MTA-Long Island Bus	834	$66,730	$79.97
76	NY-Westchester	799	$64,223	$80.43
77	Washington-WMATA	3,421	$278,663	$81.45
78	Seattle-Metro	2,416	$197,371	$81.68
79	NY-MTA-NYCTA	12,245	$1,025,335	$83.74
80	San Francisco-Muni	1,417	$120,614	$85.09
81	Detroit-D-DOT	1,430	$122,151	$85.39
82	NY-New York City DOT	2,601	$223,829	$86.05
83	Philadelphia-SEPTA	3,806	$327,874	$86.14
84	LA-LACMTA-Metro	6,843	$622,062	$90.90
85	SF-Golden Gate	482	$44,794	$92.91
86	San Jose-SCCTD	1,388	$131,529	$94.74