US Public Transport Ridership Ranked by Metropolitan Area: 1998
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Ranking by Annual Unlinked Passenger Trips: Metropolitan Areas of 500,000 and Over Population: 1998 |
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Rank |
Areas |
1998 NTDB Unlinked Passenger Trips |
1998 Census Bureau Population Estimate |
Unlinked Trips per Capita |
Share of US Public Transport Total |
Cumulative Share of US Public Transport Total |
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1 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA |
2,908,432,563 |
20,124,377 |
144.52 |
36.858% |
36.858% |
|
2 |
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA |
585,371,470 |
15,781,273 |
37.09 |
7.418% |
44.277% |
|
3 |
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA |
558,554,705 |
8,809,846 |
63.40 |
7.078% |
51.355% |
|
4 |
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA |
475,433,687 |
7,285,206 |
65.26 |
6.025% |
57.380% |
|
5 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA |
466,240,863 |
6,816,047 |
68.40 |
5.909% |
63.289% |
|
6 |
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA |
354,055,486 |
5,633,060 |
62.85 |
4.487% |
67.776% |
|
7 |
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA |
289,800,719 |
5,988,348 |
48.39 |
3.673% |
71.448% |
|
8 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
160,572,975 |
3,746,059 |
42.86 |
2.035% |
73.483% |
|
9 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA |
120,245,243 |
3,424,361 |
35.11 |
1.524% |
75.007% |
|
10 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA |
103,947,813 |
3,655,844 |
28.43 |
1.317% |
76.324% |
|
11 |
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA |
95,398,427 |
4,407,579 |
21.64 |
1.209% |
77.533% |
|
12 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
93,090,078 |
2,780,592 |
33.48 |
1.180% |
78.713% |
|
13 |
Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA |
90,035,105 |
2,149,056 |
41.90 |
1.141% |
79.854% |
|
14 |
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA |
74,061,750 |
5,457,583 |
13.57 |
0.939% |
80.793% |
|
15 |
Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA |
73,830,873 |
1,645,924 |
44.86 |
0.936% |
81.728% |
|
16 |
Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA |
73,712,485 |
2,911,683 |
25.32 |
0.934% |
82.662% |
|
17 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
73,341,470 |
2,346,153 |
31.26 |
0.929% |
83.592% |
|
18 |
Honolulu, HI MSA |
71,822,553 |
872,478 |
82.32 |
0.910% |
84.502% |
|
19 |
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA |
71,674,048 |
2,365,345 |
30.30 |
0.908% |
85.410% |
|
20 |
New Orleans, LA MSA |
66,172,422 |
1,309,445 |
50.53 |
0.839% |
86.249% |
|
21 |
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA |
66,048,771 |
2,831,234 |
23.33 |
0.837% |
87.086% |
|
22 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA |
65,519,947 |
4,802,463 |
13.64 |
0.830% |
87.916% |
|
23 |
St Louis, MO-IL MSA |
55,621,080 |
2,563,801 |
21.69 |
0.705% |
88.621% |
|
24 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA |
45,267,004 |
1,321,546 |
34.25 |
0.574% |
89.195% |
|
25 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
41,059,704 |
1,538,338 |
26.69 |
0.520% |
89.715% |
|
26 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
35,253,430 |
2,931,004 |
12.03 |
0.447% |
90.162% |
|
27 |
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA |
32,267,638 |
1,948,264 |
16.56 |
0.409% |
90.571% |
|
28 |
Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA |
31,207,832 |
1,685,812 |
18.51 |
0.395% |
90.966% |
|
29 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA |
29,514,261 |
1,105,909 |
26.69 |
0.374% |
91.340% |
|
30 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
26,979,558 |
1,152,541 |
23.41 |
0.342% |
91.682% |
|
31 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA |
24,044,494 |
1,267,745 |
18.97 |
0.305% |
91.987% |
|
32 |
Hartford, CT MSA |
18,804,984 |
1,143,859 |
16.44 |
0.238% |
92.225% |
|
33 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
18,594,142 |
1,504,569 |
12.36 |
0.236% |
92.461% |
|
34 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
18,326,115 |
1,469,604 |
12.47 |
0.232% |
92.693% |
|
35 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
17,996,152 |
2,256,559 |
7.98 |
0.228% |
92.921% |
|
36 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
16,833,980 |
1,542,143 |
10.92 |
0.213% |
93.135% |
|
37 |
Louisville, KY-IN MSA |
16,511,619 |
999,267 |
16.52 |
0.209% |
93.344% |
|
38 |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA |
16,256,562 |
957,032 |
16.99 |
0.206% |
93.550% |
|
39 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
15,739,805 |
790,755 |
19.90 |
0.199% |
93.749% |
|
40 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
15,035,621 |
1,737,025 |
8.66 |
0.191% |
93.940% |
|
41 |
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA |
15,002,259 |
948,522 |
15.82 |
0.190% |
94.130% |
|
42 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA |
14,942,064 |
1,122,974 |
13.31 |
0.189% |
94.319% |
|
43 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
13,476,690 |
1,081,883 |
12.46 |
0.171% |
94.490% |
|
44 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
13,327,526 |
703,127 |
18.95 |
0.169% |
94.659% |
|
45 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
12,538,417 |
573,727 |
21.85 |
0.159% |
94.818% |
|
46 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
11,957,012 |
1,093,427 |
10.94 |
0.152% |
94.969% |
|
47 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA |
11,630,697 |
1,383,080 |
8.41 |
0.147% |
95.117% |
|
48 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
11,042,987 |
871,604 |
12.67 |
0.140% |
95.257% |
|
49 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
10,399,087 |
870,478 |
11.95 |
0.132% |
95.389% |
|
50 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
10,355,798 |
1,519,194 |
6.82 |
0.131% |
95.520% |
|
51 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
9,643,037 |
1,079,873 |
8.93 |
0.122% |
95.642% |
|
52 |
Syracuse, NY MSA |
8,584,959 |
734,640 |
11.69 |
0.109% |
95.751% |
|
53 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
8,491,986 |
1,044,684 |
8.13 |
0.108% |
95.858% |
|
54 |
Albuquerque, NM MSA |
6,630,080 |
678,633 |
9.77 |
0.084% |
95.942% |
|
55 |
Nashville, TN MSA |
5,745,585 |
1,156,225 |
4.97 |
0.073% |
96.015% |
|
56 |
Omaha, NE-IA MSA |
5,471,168 |
693,900 |
7.88 |
0.069% |
96.085% |
|
57 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
5,088,010 |
631,459 |
8.06 |
0.064% |
96.149% |
|
58 |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA |
5,081,992 |
1,167,629 |
4.35 |
0.064% |
96.214% |
|
59 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA |
4,525,082 |
615,491 |
7.35 |
0.057% |
96.271% |
|
60 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA |
4,431,208 |
1,032,625 |
4.29 |
0.056% |
96.327% |
|
61 |
Toledo, OH MSA |
4,305,055 |
609,935 |
7.06 |
0.055% |
96.382% |
|
62 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
4,187,863 |
575,129 |
7.28 |
0.053% |
96.435% |
|
63 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA |
3,998,999 |
1,037,933 |
3.85 |
0.051% |
96.485% |
|
64 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
3,849,612 |
1,038,999 |
3.71 |
0.049% |
96.534% |
|
65 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA |
3,795,976 |
556,295 |
6.82 |
0.048% |
96.582% |
|
66 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA |
3,578,932 |
550,445 |
6.50 |
0.045% |
96.628% |
|
67 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA |
3,537,973 |
616,877 |
5.74 |
0.045% |
96.672% |
|
68 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA |
3,453,961 |
541,159 |
6.38 |
0.044% |
96.716% |
|
69 |
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA |
3,093,879 |
616,031 |
5.02 |
0.039% |
96.755% |
|
70 |
Columbia, SC MSA |
2,851,100 |
512,316 |
5.57 |
0.036% |
96.792% |
|
71 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
2,645,369 |
776,906 |
3.41 |
0.034% |
96.825% |
|
72 |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA |
2,295,363 |
543,082 |
4.23 |
0.029% |
96.854% |
|
73 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
2,150,874 |
544,343 |
3.95 |
0.027% |
96.881% |
|
74 |
Knoxville, TN MSA |
1,729,389 |
659,074 |
2.62 |
0.022% |
96.903% |
|
75 |
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA |
1,133,647 |
591,752 |
1.92 |
0.014% |
96.918% |
|
76 |
Mobile, AL MSA |
991,814 |
532,257 |
1.86 |
0.013% |
96.930% |
|
77 |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA |
936,284 |
918,351 |
1.02 |
0.012% |
96.942% |
|
78 |
Birmingham, AL MSA |
406,738 |
908,508 |
0.45 |
0.005% |
96.947% |
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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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