US Public Transport Passenger Miles Ranked by Metropolitan Area: 1998
Ranking by Annual Passenger Miles per Capita: Metropolitan Areas of 500,000 and Over Population: 1998 |
Rank |
Areas |
1998 NTDB Passenger Miles |
1998 Census Bureau Population Estimate |
Passenger Miles per Capita |
Passenger Kilometers per Capita |
1 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA |
16,890,711,534 |
20,124,377 |
839.32 |
2,173.83 |
2 |
Honolulu, HI MSA |
359,029,811 |
872,478 |
411.51 |
1,065.80 |
3 |
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA |
3,476,317,745 |
8,809,846 |
394.59 |
1,022.00 |
4 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA |
2,389,343,742 |
6,816,047 |
350.55 |
907.92 |
5 |
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA |
2,223,829,229 |
7,285,206 |
305.25 |
790.60 |
6 |
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA |
1,588,722,256 |
5,633,060 |
282.04 |
730.47 |
7 |
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA |
1,352,987,392 |
5,988,348 |
225.94 |
585.18 |
8 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
762,465,567 |
3,746,059 |
203.54 |
527.16 |
9 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA |
657,176,620 |
3,424,361 |
191.91 |
497.05 |
10 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
471,741,129 |
2,780,592 |
169.65 |
439.41 |
11 |
Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA |
350,006,996 |
2,149,056 |
162.87 |
421.82 |
12 |
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA |
2,527,969,199 |
15,781,273 |
160.19 |
414.89 |
13 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA |
564,694,401 |
3,655,844 |
154.46 |
400.06 |
14 |
New Orleans, LA MSA |
202,203,688 |
1,309,445 |
154.42 |
399.95 |
15 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
320,306,959 |
2,346,153 |
136.52 |
353.60 |
16 |
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA |
322,582,790 |
2,365,345 |
136.38 |
353.22 |
17 |
Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA |
198,752,949 |
1,645,924 |
120.75 |
312.75 |
18 |
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA |
525,735,818 |
4,407,579 |
119.28 |
308.93 |
19 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA |
145,442,059 |
1,321,546 |
110.05 |
285.04 |
20 |
Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA |
318,045,488 |
2,911,683 |
109.23 |
282.91 |
21 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
165,088,716 |
1,538,338 |
107.32 |
277.95 |
22 |
St Louis, MO-IL MSA |
254,003,109 |
2,563,801 |
99.07 |
256.60 |
23 |
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA |
250,695,430 |
2,831,234 |
88.55 |
229.33 |
24 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA |
97,190,328 |
1,105,909 |
87.88 |
227.62 |
25 |
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA |
167,706,789 |
1,948,264 |
86.08 |
222.95 |
26 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
60,164,968 |
703,127 |
85.57 |
221.62 |
27 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA |
101,322,034 |
1,267,745 |
79.92 |
207.00 |
28 |
Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA |
133,727,016 |
1,685,812 |
79.32 |
205.45 |
29 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
56,760,603 |
790,755 |
71.78 |
185.91 |
30 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
80,340,490 |
1,152,541 |
69.71 |
180.54 |
31 |
Hartford, CT MSA |
77,589,619 |
1,143,859 |
67.83 |
175.68 |
32 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
100,658,703 |
1,504,569 |
66.90 |
173.28 |
33 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA |
307,881,648 |
4,802,463 |
64.11 |
166.04 |
34 |
Louisville, KY-IN MSA |
59,129,473 |
999,267 |
59.17 |
153.26 |
35 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
33,494,908 |
573,727 |
58.38 |
151.21 |
36 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
62,984,439 |
1,093,427 |
57.60 |
149.19 |
37 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA |
64,049,162 |
1,122,974 |
57.04 |
147.72 |
38 |
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA |
302,661,243 |
5,457,583 |
55.46 |
143.63 |
39 |
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA |
49,832,741 |
948,522 |
52.54 |
136.07 |
40 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
44,370,087 |
871,604 |
50.91 |
131.85 |
41 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA |
27,709,138 |
550,445 |
50.34 |
130.38 |
42 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
73,676,286 |
1,469,604 |
50.13 |
129.85 |
43 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
76,497,757 |
1,542,143 |
49.60 |
128.48 |
44 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
138,547,687 |
2,931,004 |
47.27 |
122.43 |
45 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
37,453,608 |
870,478 |
43.03 |
111.44 |
46 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
41,716,598 |
1,044,684 |
39.93 |
103.42 |
47 |
Syracuse, NY MSA |
28,909,123 |
734,640 |
39.35 |
101.92 |
48 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
41,292,272 |
1,081,883 |
38.17 |
98.85 |
49 |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA |
35,563,664 |
957,032 |
37.16 |
96.25 |
50 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA |
51,363,960 |
1,383,080 |
37.14 |
96.19 |
51 |
Toledo, OH MSA |
22,116,000 |
609,935 |
36.26 |
93.91 |
52 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
78,917,502 |
2,256,559 |
34.97 |
90.58 |
53 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
60,008,642 |
1,737,025 |
34.55 |
89.48 |
54 |
Albuquerque, NM MSA |
21,872,130 |
678,633 |
32.23 |
83.47 |
55 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
34,480,154 |
1,079,873 |
31.93 |
82.70 |
56 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
47,112,516 |
1,519,194 |
31.01 |
80.32 |
57 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA |
17,739,898 |
615,491 |
28.82 |
74.65 |
58 |
Omaha, NE-IA MSA |
19,446,794 |
693,900 |
28.03 |
72.59 |
59 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
16,508,968 |
631,459 |
26.14 |
67.71 |
60 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA |
13,841,037 |
541,159 |
25.58 |
66.24 |
61 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA |
23,841,739 |
1,032,625 |
23.09 |
59.80 |
62 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA |
12,770,372 |
556,295 |
22.96 |
59.46 |
63 |
Nashville, TN MSA |
26,046,650 |
1,156,225 |
22.53 |
58.35 |
64 |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA |
11,843,364 |
543,082 |
21.81 |
56.48 |
65 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA |
13,372,476 |
616,877 |
21.68 |
56.15 |
66 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
11,247,907 |
575,129 |
19.56 |
50.65 |
67 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
14,591,702 |
776,906 |
18.78 |
48.64 |
68 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
9,678,780 |
544,343 |
17.78 |
46.05 |
69 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA |
15,687,954 |
1,037,933 |
15.11 |
39.15 |
70 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
15,106,890 |
1,038,999 |
14.54 |
37.66 |
71 |
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA |
8,866,340 |
616,031 |
14.39 |
37.28 |
72 |
Columbia, SC MSA |
6,979,264 |
512,316 |
13.62 |
35.28 |
73 |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA |
12,826,857 |
1,167,629 |
10.99 |
28.45 |
74 |
Mobile, AL MSA |
5,414,424 |
532,257 |
10.17 |
26.35 |
75 |
Knoxville, TN MSA |
4,741,882 |
659,074 |
7.19 |
18.63 |
76 |
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA |
3,213,465 |
591,752 |
5.43 |
14.06 |
77 |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA |
3,246,542 |
918,351 |
3.54 |
9.16 |
78 |
Birmingham, AL MSA |
748,036 |
908,508 |
0.82 |
2.13 |
Calculated from US Census Bureau and US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database Information. |
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