US Public Transport National Ratio Service Hours to Population by Metropolitan Area: 1998
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Ranking of Service Hour Share to Population Share Ratio |
|
Rank |
Areas |
1998 Service Hours (Revenue Hours) |
1998 Census Bureau Population Estimate |
Share of US Public Transport Total |
Cumulative Share of US Public TransportTotal |
Share of US Population |
Cumulative Share of US Population |
Ratio of Public Transport Share to Population Share |
|
1 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA |
45,301,079 |
20,124,377 |
16.760% |
16.760% |
7.445% |
7.445% |
2.251 |
|
2 |
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA |
11,689,398 |
15,781,273 |
4.325% |
21.084% |
3.259% |
10.705% |
1.970 |
|
3 |
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA |
11,312,865 |
8,809,846 |
4.185% |
25.270% |
5.838% |
16.543% |
1.528 |
|
4 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA |
9,675,982 |
6,816,047 |
3.580% |
28.849% |
2.522% |
19.065% |
1.513 |
|
5 |
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA |
8,266,335 |
7,285,206 |
3.058% |
31.908% |
2.695% |
21.760% |
1.466 |
|
6 |
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA |
5,297,992 |
5,988,348 |
1.960% |
33.868% |
2.084% |
23.844% |
1.420 |
|
7 |
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA |
4,953,471 |
5,633,060 |
1.833% |
35.700% |
2.215% |
26.059% |
1.370 |
|
8 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA |
4,157,589 |
3,424,361 |
1.538% |
37.238% |
1.386% |
27.445% |
1.357 |
|
9 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
3,050,737 |
3,746,059 |
1.129% |
38.367% |
1.267% |
28.712% |
1.336 |
|
10 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA |
2,932,706 |
3,655,844 |
1.085% |
39.452% |
1.353% |
30.065% |
1.312 |
|
11 |
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA |
2,801,634 |
5,457,583 |
1.036% |
40.488% |
1.631% |
31.695% |
1.277 |
|
12 |
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA |
2,746,988 |
4,407,579 |
1.016% |
41.505% |
1.029% |
32.724% |
1.268 |
|
13 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA |
2,479,119 |
4,802,463 |
0.917% |
42.422% |
0.323% |
33.047% |
1.284 |
|
14 |
Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA |
2,361,373 |
2,911,683 |
0.874% |
43.296% |
0.795% |
33.842% |
1.279 |
|
15 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
2,296,304 |
2,780,592 |
0.850% |
44.145% |
0.875% |
34.717% |
1.272 |
|
16 |
Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA |
2,236,873 |
2,149,056 |
0.828% |
44.973% |
0.868% |
35.585% |
1.264 |
|
17 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
2,062,448 |
2,346,153 |
0.763% |
45.736% |
1.077% |
36.662% |
1.247 |
|
18 |
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA |
1,956,335 |
2,365,345 |
0.724% |
46.459% |
1.777% |
38.439% |
1.209 |
|
19 |
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA |
1,692,391 |
2,831,234 |
0.626% |
47.086% |
2.019% |
40.458% |
1.164 |
|
20 |
Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA |
1,659,851 |
1,645,924 |
0.614% |
47.700% |
0.949% |
41.406% |
1.152 |
|
21 |
St Louis, MO-IL MSA |
1,426,849 |
2,563,801 |
0.528% |
48.228% |
1.047% |
42.454% |
1.136 |
|
22 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
1,334,877 |
1,538,338 |
0.494% |
48.721% |
0.484% |
42.938% |
1.135 |
|
23 |
Honolulu, HI MSA |
1,189,634 |
872,478 |
0.440% |
49.162% |
0.609% |
43.547% |
1.129 |
|
24 |
New Orleans, LA MSA |
1,141,689 |
1,309,445 |
0.422% |
49.584% |
0.721% |
44.268% |
1.120 |
|
25 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
1,085,496 |
2,931,004 |
0.402% |
49.985% |
0.569% |
44.837% |
1.115 |
|
26 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA |
1,028,774 |
1,321,546 |
0.381% |
50.366% |
0.489% |
45.326% |
1.111 |
|
27 |
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA |
1,020,574 |
1,948,264 |
0.378% |
50.744% |
1.084% |
46.411% |
1.093 |
|
28 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA |
899,465 |
1,105,909 |
0.333% |
51.076% |
0.624% |
47.034% |
1.086 |
|
29 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA |
877,564 |
1,267,745 |
0.325% |
51.401% |
0.469% |
47.503% |
1.082 |
|
30 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
871,771 |
2,256,559 |
0.323% |
51.724% |
0.557% |
48.060% |
1.076 |
|
31 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
806,193 |
1,152,541 |
0.298% |
52.022% |
0.409% |
48.469% |
1.073 |
|
32 |
Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA |
741,900 |
1,685,812 |
0.274% |
52.296% |
0.426% |
48.895% |
1.070 |
|
33 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
740,597 |
1,542,143 |
0.274% |
52.570% |
0.835% |
49.730% |
1.057 |
|
34 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
711,711 |
1,504,569 |
0.263% |
52.834% |
0.423% |
50.153% |
1.053 |
|
35 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
654,377 |
1,469,604 |
0.242% |
53.076% |
0.571% |
50.724% |
1.046 |
|
36 |
Louisville, KY-IN MSA |
623,328 |
999,267 |
0.231% |
53.306% |
0.544% |
51.268% |
1.040 |
|
37 |
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA |
602,327 |
948,522 |
0.223% |
53.529% |
0.415% |
51.683% |
1.036 |
|
38 |
Hartford, CT MSA |
571,493 |
1,143,859 |
0.211% |
53.741% |
0.405% |
52.088% |
1.032 |
|
39 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
555,331 |
1,737,025 |
0.205% |
53.946% |
0.260% |
52.348% |
1.031 |
|
40 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
506,558 |
790,755 |
0.187% |
54.133% |
0.643% |
52.990% |
1.022 |
|
41 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
485,960 |
1,044,684 |
0.180% |
54.313% |
0.370% |
53.360% |
1.018 |
|
42 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
460,572 |
871,604 |
0.170% |
54.484% |
0.293% |
53.653% |
1.015 |
|
43 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA |
454,166 |
1,122,974 |
0.168% |
54.652% |
0.512% |
54.164% |
1.009 |
|
44 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
447,881 |
1,081,883 |
0.166% |
54.817% |
0.351% |
54.515% |
1.006 |
|
45 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
445,684 |
703,127 |
0.165% |
54.982% |
0.562% |
55.077% |
0.998 |
|
46 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
440,513 |
1,093,427 |
0.163% |
55.145% |
0.322% |
55.400% |
0.995 |
|
47 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
406,835 |
1,519,194 |
0.151% |
55.296% |
0.386% |
55.786% |
0.991 |
|
48 |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA |
405,827 |
957,032 |
0.150% |
55.446% |
0.400% |
56.186% |
0.987 |
|
49 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA |
393,497 |
1,032,625 |
0.146% |
55.591% |
0.322% |
56.509% |
0.984 |
|
50 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA |
392,689 |
1,383,080 |
0.145% |
55.737% |
0.354% |
56.863% |
0.980 |
|
51 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
354,358 |
1,079,873 |
0.131% |
55.868% |
0.400% |
57.262% |
0.976 |
|
52 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
353,136 |
573,727 |
0.131% |
55.998% |
0.212% |
57.474% |
0.974 |
|
53 |
Omaha, NE-IA MSA |
289,276 |
693,900 |
0.107% |
56.106% |
0.272% |
57.746% |
0.972 |
|
54 |
Syracuse, NY MSA |
284,780 |
734,640 |
0.105% |
56.211% |
0.204% |
57.950% |
0.970 |
|
55 |
Nashville, TN MSA |
275,661 |
1,156,225 |
0.102% |
56.313% |
0.428% |
58.378% |
0.965 |
|
56 |
Albuquerque, NM MSA |
245,752 |
678,633 |
0.091% |
56.404% |
0.382% |
58.760% |
0.960 |
|
57 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
222,152 |
870,478 |
0.082% |
56.486% |
0.226% |
58.985% |
0.958 |
|
58 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA |
214,031 |
1,037,933 |
0.079% |
56.565% |
0.251% |
59.236% |
0.955 |
|
59 |
Toledo, OH MSA |
212,326 |
609,935 |
0.079% |
56.644% |
0.257% |
59.493% |
0.952 |
|
60 |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA |
206,564 |
1,167,629 |
0.076% |
56.720% |
0.228% |
59.721% |
0.950 |
|
61 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
185,924 |
631,459 |
0.069% |
56.789% |
0.234% |
59.954% |
0.947 |
|
62 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
183,837 |
776,906 |
0.068% |
56.857% |
0.384% |
60.338% |
0.942 |
|
63 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA |
177,817 |
550,445 |
0.066% |
56.923% |
0.384% |
60.723% |
0.937 |
|
64 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA |
167,021 |
556,295 |
0.062% |
56.984% |
0.287% |
61.010% |
0.934 |
|
65 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
162,508 |
1,038,999 |
0.060% |
57.045% |
0.200% |
61.210% |
0.932 |
|
66 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA |
158,172 |
541,159 |
0.059% |
57.103% |
0.228% |
61.439% |
0.929 |
|
67 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA |
155,462 |
616,877 |
0.058% |
57.161% |
0.432% |
61.871% |
0.924 |
|
68 |
Birmingham, AL MSA |
150,016 |
908,508 |
0.056% |
57.216% |
0.206% |
62.076% |
0.922 |
|
69 |
Knoxville, TN MSA |
149,863 |
659,074 |
0.055% |
57.272% |
0.201% |
62.277% |
0.920 |
|
70 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA |
139,098 |
615,491 |
0.051% |
57.323% |
0.213% |
62.490% |
0.917 |
|
71 |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA |
126,571 |
543,082 |
0.047% |
57.370% |
0.201% |
62.691% |
0.915 |
|
72 |
Columbia, SC MSA |
123,733 |
512,316 |
0.046% |
57.416% |
0.228% |
62.919% |
0.913 |
|
73 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
114,843 |
575,129 |
0.042% |
57.458% |
0.190% |
63.109% |
0.910 |
|
74 |
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA |
103,511 |
616,031 |
0.038% |
57.496% |
0.197% |
63.306% |
0.908 |
|
75 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
94,188 |
544,343 |
0.035% |
57.531% |
0.244% |
63.550% |
0.905 |
|
76 |
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA |
90,861 |
591,752 |
0.034% |
57.565% |
0.340% |
63.889% |
0.901 |
|
77 |
Mobile, AL MSA |
85,629 |
532,257 |
0.032% |
57.597% |
0.219% |
64.108% |
0.898 |
|
78 |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA |
43,886 |
918,351 |
0.016% |
57.613% |
0.336% |
64.444% |
0.894 |
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Calculated from US Census Bureau and US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database Information. |
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