US Public Transport Ratio of Passenger Miles and Population by Metropolitan Area: 1998
Shares of National Passenger Miles/Passenger Kilometers and Population |
Rank |
Areas |
1998 NTDB Passenger Miles |
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 |
16,890,711,534 |
20,124,377 |
42.159% |
42.159% |
7.445% |
7.445% |
5.663 |
2 |
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA |
3,476,317,745 |
8,809,846 |
8.677% |
50.836% |
3.259% |
10.705% |
2.662 |
3 |
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA |
2,527,969,199 |
15,781,273 |
6.310% |
57.146% |
5.838% |
16.543% |
1.081 |
4 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA |
2,389,343,742 |
6,816,047 |
5.964% |
63.110% |
2.522% |
19.065% |
2.365 |
5 |
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA |
2,223,829,229 |
7,285,206 |
5.551% |
68.661% |
2.695% |
21.760% |
2.059 |
6 |
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA |
1,588,722,256 |
5,633,060 |
3.965% |
72.626% |
2.084% |
23.844% |
1.903 |
7 |
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA |
1,352,987,392 |
5,988,348 |
3.377% |
76.003% |
2.215% |
26.059% |
1.524 |
8 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
762,465,567 |
3,746,059 |
1.903% |
77.907% |
1.386% |
27.445% |
1.373 |
9 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA |
657,176,620 |
3,424,361 |
1.640% |
79.547% |
1.267% |
28.712% |
1.295 |
10 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA |
564,694,401 |
3,655,844 |
1.409% |
80.956% |
1.353% |
30.065% |
1.042 |
11 |
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA |
525,735,818 |
4,407,579 |
1.312% |
82.269% |
1.631% |
31.695% |
0.805 |
12 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
471,741,129 |
2,780,592 |
1.177% |
83.446% |
1.029% |
32.724% |
1.145 |
13 |
Honolulu, HI MSA |
359,029,811 |
872,478 |
0.896% |
84.342% |
0.323% |
33.047% |
2.776 |
14 |
Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA |
350,006,996 |
2,149,056 |
0.874% |
85.216% |
0.795% |
33.842% |
1.099 |
15 |
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA |
322,582,790 |
2,365,345 |
0.805% |
86.021% |
0.875% |
34.717% |
0.920 |
16 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
320,306,959 |
2,346,153 |
0.799% |
86.820% |
0.868% |
35.585% |
0.921 |
17 |
Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA |
318,045,488 |
2,911,683 |
0.794% |
87.614% |
1.077% |
36.662% |
0.737 |
18 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA |
307,881,648 |
4,802,463 |
0.768% |
88.383% |
1.777% |
38.439% |
0.433 |
19 |
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA |
302,661,243 |
5,457,583 |
0.755% |
89.138% |
2.019% |
40.458% |
0.374 |
20 |
St Louis, MO-IL MSA |
254,003,109 |
2,563,801 |
0.634% |
89.772% |
0.949% |
41.406% |
0.668 |
21 |
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA |
250,695,430 |
2,831,234 |
0.626% |
90.398% |
1.047% |
42.454% |
0.597 |
22 |
New Orleans, LA MSA |
202,203,688 |
1,309,445 |
0.505% |
90.903% |
0.484% |
42.938% |
1.042 |
23 |
Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA |
198,752,949 |
1,645,924 |
0.496% |
91.399% |
0.609% |
43.547% |
0.815 |
24 |
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA |
167,706,789 |
1,948,264 |
0.419% |
91.817% |
0.721% |
44.268% |
0.581 |
25 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
165,088,716 |
1,538,338 |
0.412% |
92.229% |
0.569% |
44.837% |
0.724 |
26 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA |
145,442,059 |
1,321,546 |
0.363% |
92.592% |
0.489% |
45.326% |
0.743 |
27 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
138,547,687 |
2,931,004 |
0.346% |
92.938% |
1.084% |
46.411% |
0.319 |
28 |
Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA |
133,727,016 |
1,685,812 |
0.334% |
93.272% |
0.624% |
47.034% |
0.535 |
29 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA |
101,322,034 |
1,267,745 |
0.253% |
93.525% |
0.469% |
47.503% |
0.539 |
30 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
100,658,703 |
1,504,569 |
0.251% |
93.776% |
0.557% |
48.060% |
0.451 |
31 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA |
97,190,328 |
1,105,909 |
0.243% |
94.019% |
0.409% |
48.469% |
0.593 |
32 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
80,340,490 |
1,152,541 |
0.201% |
94.219% |
0.426% |
48.895% |
0.470 |
33 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
78,917,502 |
2,256,559 |
0.197% |
94.416% |
0.835% |
49.730% |
0.236 |
34 |
Hartford, CT MSA |
77,589,619 |
1,143,859 |
0.194% |
94.610% |
0.423% |
50.153% |
0.458 |
35 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
76,497,757 |
1,542,143 |
0.191% |
94.801% |
0.571% |
50.724% |
0.335 |
36 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
73,676,286 |
1,469,604 |
0.184% |
94.985% |
0.544% |
51.268% |
0.338 |
37 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA |
64,049,162 |
1,122,974 |
0.160% |
95.145% |
0.415% |
51.683% |
0.385 |
38 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
62,984,439 |
1,093,427 |
0.157% |
95.302% |
0.405% |
52.088% |
0.389 |
39 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
60,164,968 |
703,127 |
0.150% |
95.452% |
0.260% |
52.348% |
0.577 |
40 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
60,008,642 |
1,737,025 |
0.150% |
95.602% |
0.643% |
52.990% |
0.233 |
41 |
Louisville, KY-IN MSA |
59,129,473 |
999,267 |
0.148% |
95.749% |
0.370% |
53.360% |
0.399 |
42 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
56,760,603 |
790,755 |
0.142% |
95.891% |
0.293% |
53.653% |
0.484 |
43 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA |
51,363,960 |
1,383,080 |
0.128% |
96.019% |
0.512% |
54.164% |
0.251 |
44 |
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA |
49,832,741 |
948,522 |
0.124% |
96.144% |
0.351% |
54.515% |
0.354 |
45 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
47,112,516 |
1,519,194 |
0.118% |
96.261% |
0.562% |
55.077% |
0.209 |
46 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
44,370,087 |
871,604 |
0.111% |
96.372% |
0.322% |
55.400% |
0.343 |
47 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
41,716,598 |
1,044,684 |
0.104% |
96.476% |
0.386% |
55.786% |
0.269 |
48 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
41,292,272 |
1,081,883 |
0.103% |
96.579% |
0.400% |
56.186% |
0.258 |
49 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
37,453,608 |
870,478 |
0.093% |
96.673% |
0.322% |
56.509% |
0.290 |
50 |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA |
35,563,664 |
957,032 |
0.089% |
96.761% |
0.354% |
56.863% |
0.251 |
51 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
34,480,154 |
1,079,873 |
0.086% |
96.848% |
0.400% |
57.262% |
0.215 |
52 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
33,494,908 |
573,727 |
0.084% |
96.931% |
0.212% |
57.474% |
0.394 |
53 |
Syracuse, NY MSA |
28,909,123 |
734,640 |
0.072% |
97.003% |
0.272% |
57.746% |
0.265 |
54 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA |
27,709,138 |
550,445 |
0.069% |
97.072% |
0.204% |
57.950% |
0.340 |
55 |
Nashville, TN MSA |
26,046,650 |
1,156,225 |
0.065% |
97.137% |
0.428% |
58.378% |
0.152 |
56 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA |
23,841,739 |
1,032,625 |
0.060% |
97.197% |
0.382% |
58.760% |
0.156 |
57 |
Toledo, OH MSA |
22,116,000 |
609,935 |
0.055% |
97.252% |
0.226% |
58.985% |
0.245 |
58 |
Albuquerque, NM MSA |
21,872,130 |
678,633 |
0.055% |
97.307% |
0.251% |
59.236% |
0.217 |
59 |
Omaha, NE-IA MSA |
19,446,794 |
693,900 |
0.049% |
97.355% |
0.257% |
59.493% |
0.189 |
60 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA |
17,739,898 |
615,491 |
0.044% |
97.400% |
0.228% |
59.721% |
0.194 |
61 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
16,508,968 |
631,459 |
0.041% |
97.441% |
0.234% |
59.954% |
0.176 |
62 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA |
15,687,954 |
1,037,933 |
0.039% |
97.480% |
0.384% |
60.338% |
0.102 |
63 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
15,106,890 |
1,038,999 |
0.038% |
97.518% |
0.384% |
60.723% |
0.098 |
64 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
14,591,702 |
776,906 |
0.036% |
97.554% |
0.287% |
61.010% |
0.127 |
65 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA |
13,841,037 |
541,159 |
0.035% |
97.589% |
0.200% |
61.210% |
0.173 |
66 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA |
13,372,476 |
616,877 |
0.033% |
97.622% |
0.228% |
61.439% |
0.146 |
67 |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA |
12,826,857 |
1,167,629 |
0.032% |
97.654% |
0.432% |
61.871% |
0.074 |
68 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA |
12,770,372 |
556,295 |
0.032% |
97.686% |
0.206% |
62.076% |
0.155 |
69 |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA |
11,843,364 |
543,082 |
0.030% |
97.715% |
0.201% |
62.277% |
0.147 |
70 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
11,247,907 |
575,129 |
0.028% |
97.744% |
0.213% |
62.490% |
0.132 |
71 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
9,678,780 |
544,343 |
0.024% |
97.768% |
0.201% |
62.691% |
0.120 |
72 |
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA |
8,866,340 |
616,031 |
0.022% |
97.790% |
0.228% |
62.919% |
0.097 |
73 |
Columbia, SC MSA |
6,979,264 |
512,316 |
0.017% |
97.807% |
0.190% |
63.109% |
0.092 |
74 |
Mobile, AL MSA |
5,414,424 |
532,257 |
0.014% |
97.821% |
0.197% |
63.306% |
0.069 |
75 |
Knoxville, TN MSA |
4,741,882 |
659,074 |
0.012% |
97.833% |
0.244% |
63.550% |
0.049 |
76 |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA |
3,246,542 |
918,351 |
0.008% |
97.841% |
0.340% |
63.889% |
0.024 |
77 |
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA |
3,213,465 |
591,752 |
0.008% |
97.849% |
0.219% |
64.108% |
0.037 |
78 |
Birmingham, AL MSA |
748,036 |
908,508 |
0.002% |
97.851% |
0.336% |
64.444% |
0.006 |
Calculated from US Census Bureau and US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database Information. |
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