US Public Transport Ridership Share and Population Share by Metropolitan Area: 1998
Shares of National Unlinked Passenger Trips and Population |
Rank |
Areas |
1998 NTDB Unlinked Passenger Trips |
1998 Census Bureau Population Estimate |
Share of US Public Transport Total |
Cumulative Share of US Public Transport Total |
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 |
2,908,432,563 |
20,124,377 |
36.858% |
36.858% |
7.445% |
7.445% |
4.951 |
2 |
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA |
585,371,470 |
15,781,273 |
7.418% |
44.277% |
5.838% |
13.284% |
1.271 |
3 |
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA |
558,554,705 |
8,809,846 |
7.078% |
51.355% |
3.259% |
16.543% |
2.172 |
4 |
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA |
475,433,687 |
7,285,206 |
6.025% |
57.380% |
2.695% |
19.238% |
2.235 |
5 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA |
466,240,863 |
6,816,047 |
5.909% |
63.289% |
2.522% |
21.760% |
2.343 |
6 |
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA |
354,055,486 |
5,633,060 |
4.487% |
67.776% |
2.084% |
23.844% |
2.153 |
7 |
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA |
289,800,719 |
5,988,348 |
3.673% |
71.448% |
2.215% |
26.059% |
1.658 |
8 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
160,572,975 |
3,746,059 |
2.035% |
73.483% |
1.386% |
27.445% |
1.468 |
9 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA |
120,245,243 |
3,424,361 |
1.524% |
75.007% |
1.267% |
28.712% |
1.203 |
10 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA |
103,947,813 |
3,655,844 |
1.317% |
76.324% |
1.353% |
30.065% |
0.974 |
11 |
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA |
95,398,427 |
4,407,579 |
1.209% |
77.533% |
1.631% |
31.695% |
0.741 |
12 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
93,090,078 |
2,780,592 |
1.180% |
78.713% |
1.029% |
32.724% |
1.147 |
13 |
Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA |
90,035,105 |
2,149,056 |
1.141% |
79.854% |
0.795% |
33.519% |
1.435 |
14 |
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA |
74,061,750 |
5,457,583 |
0.939% |
80.793% |
2.019% |
35.538% |
0.465 |
15 |
Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA |
73,830,873 |
1,645,924 |
0.936% |
81.728% |
0.609% |
36.147% |
1.537 |
16 |
Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA |
73,712,485 |
2,911,683 |
0.934% |
82.662% |
1.077% |
37.224% |
0.867 |
17 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
73,341,470 |
2,346,153 |
0.929% |
83.592% |
0.868% |
38.092% |
1.071 |
18 |
Honolulu, HI MSA |
71,822,553 |
872,478 |
0.910% |
84.502% |
0.323% |
38.415% |
2.820 |
19 |
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA |
71,674,048 |
2,365,345 |
0.908% |
85.410% |
0.875% |
39.290% |
1.038 |
20 |
New Orleans, LA MSA |
66,172,422 |
1,309,445 |
0.839% |
86.249% |
0.484% |
39.775% |
1.731 |
21 |
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA |
66,048,771 |
2,831,234 |
0.837% |
87.086% |
1.047% |
40.822% |
0.799 |
22 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA |
65,519,947 |
4,802,463 |
0.830% |
87.916% |
1.777% |
42.599% |
0.467 |
23 |
St Louis, MO-IL MSA |
55,621,080 |
2,563,801 |
0.705% |
88.621% |
0.949% |
43.547% |
0.743 |
24 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA |
45,267,004 |
1,321,546 |
0.574% |
89.195% |
0.489% |
44.036% |
1.173 |
25 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
41,059,704 |
1,538,338 |
0.520% |
89.715% |
0.569% |
44.605% |
0.914 |
26 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
35,253,430 |
2,931,004 |
0.447% |
90.162% |
1.084% |
45.690% |
0.412 |
27 |
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA |
32,267,638 |
1,948,264 |
0.409% |
90.571% |
0.721% |
46.411% |
0.567 |
28 |
Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA |
31,207,832 |
1,685,812 |
0.395% |
90.966% |
0.624% |
47.034% |
0.634 |
29 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA |
29,514,261 |
1,105,909 |
0.374% |
91.340% |
0.409% |
47.443% |
0.914 |
30 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
26,979,558 |
1,152,541 |
0.342% |
91.682% |
0.426% |
47.870% |
0.802 |
31 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA |
24,044,494 |
1,267,745 |
0.305% |
91.987% |
0.469% |
48.339% |
0.650 |
32 |
Hartford, CT MSA |
18,804,984 |
1,143,859 |
0.238% |
92.225% |
0.423% |
48.762% |
0.563 |
33 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
18,594,142 |
1,504,569 |
0.236% |
92.461% |
0.557% |
49.319% |
0.423 |
34 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
18,326,115 |
1,469,604 |
0.232% |
92.693% |
0.544% |
49.862% |
0.427 |
35 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
17,996,152 |
2,256,559 |
0.228% |
92.921% |
0.835% |
50.697% |
0.273 |
36 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
16,833,980 |
1,542,143 |
0.213% |
93.135% |
0.571% |
51.268% |
0.374 |
37 |
Louisville, KY-IN MSA |
16,511,619 |
999,267 |
0.209% |
93.344% |
0.370% |
51.637% |
0.566 |
38 |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA |
16,256,562 |
957,032 |
0.206% |
93.550% |
0.354% |
51.991% |
0.582 |
39 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
15,739,805 |
790,755 |
0.199% |
93.749% |
0.293% |
52.284% |
0.682 |
40 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
15,035,621 |
1,737,025 |
0.191% |
93.940% |
0.643% |
52.927% |
0.297 |
41 |
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA |
15,002,259 |
948,522 |
0.190% |
94.130% |
0.351% |
53.277% |
0.542 |
42 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA |
14,942,064 |
1,122,974 |
0.189% |
94.319% |
0.415% |
53.693% |
0.456 |
43 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
13,476,690 |
1,081,883 |
0.171% |
94.490% |
0.400% |
54.093% |
0.427 |
44 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
13,327,526 |
703,127 |
0.169% |
94.659% |
0.260% |
54.353% |
0.649 |
45 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
12,538,417 |
573,727 |
0.159% |
94.818% |
0.212% |
54.566% |
0.749 |
46 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
11,957,012 |
1,093,427 |
0.152% |
94.969% |
0.405% |
54.970% |
0.375 |
47 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA |
11,630,697 |
1,383,080 |
0.147% |
95.117% |
0.512% |
55.482% |
0.288 |
48 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
11,042,987 |
871,604 |
0.140% |
95.257% |
0.322% |
55.804% |
0.434 |
49 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
10,399,087 |
870,478 |
0.132% |
95.389% |
0.322% |
56.126% |
0.409 |
50 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
10,355,798 |
1,519,194 |
0.131% |
95.520% |
0.562% |
56.688% |
0.234 |
51 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
9,643,037 |
1,079,873 |
0.122% |
95.642% |
0.400% |
57.088% |
0.306 |
52 |
Syracuse, NY MSA |
8,584,959 |
734,640 |
0.109% |
95.751% |
0.272% |
57.360% |
0.400 |
53 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
8,491,986 |
1,044,684 |
0.108% |
95.858% |
0.386% |
57.746% |
0.278 |
54 |
Albuquerque, NM MSA |
6,630,080 |
678,633 |
0.084% |
95.942% |
0.251% |
57.997% |
0.335 |
55 |
Nashville, TN MSA |
5,745,585 |
1,156,225 |
0.073% |
96.015% |
0.428% |
58.425% |
0.170 |
56 |
Omaha, NE-IA MSA |
5,471,168 |
693,900 |
0.069% |
96.085% |
0.257% |
58.682% |
0.270 |
57 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
5,088,010 |
631,459 |
0.064% |
96.149% |
0.234% |
58.915% |
0.276 |
58 |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA |
5,081,992 |
1,167,629 |
0.064% |
96.214% |
0.432% |
59.347% |
0.149 |
59 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA |
4,525,082 |
615,491 |
0.057% |
96.271% |
0.228% |
59.575% |
0.252 |
60 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA |
4,431,208 |
1,032,625 |
0.056% |
96.327% |
0.382% |
59.957% |
0.147 |
61 |
Toledo, OH MSA |
4,305,055 |
609,935 |
0.055% |
96.382% |
0.226% |
60.183% |
0.242 |
62 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
4,187,863 |
575,129 |
0.053% |
96.435% |
0.213% |
60.395% |
0.249 |
63 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA |
3,998,999 |
1,037,933 |
0.051% |
96.485% |
0.384% |
60.779% |
0.132 |
64 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
3,849,612 |
1,038,999 |
0.049% |
96.534% |
0.384% |
61.164% |
0.127 |
65 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA |
3,795,976 |
556,295 |
0.048% |
96.582% |
0.206% |
61.370% |
0.234 |
66 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA |
3,578,932 |
550,445 |
0.045% |
96.628% |
0.204% |
61.573% |
0.223 |
67 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA |
3,537,973 |
616,877 |
0.045% |
96.672% |
0.228% |
61.801% |
0.196 |
68 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA |
3,453,961 |
541,159 |
0.044% |
96.716% |
0.200% |
62.002% |
0.219 |
69 |
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA |
3,093,879 |
616,031 |
0.039% |
96.755% |
0.228% |
62.230% |
0.172 |
70 |
Columbia, SC MSA |
2,851,100 |
512,316 |
0.036% |
96.792% |
0.190% |
62.419% |
0.191 |
71 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
2,645,369 |
776,906 |
0.034% |
96.825% |
0.287% |
62.707% |
0.117 |
72 |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA |
2,295,363 |
543,082 |
0.029% |
96.854% |
0.201% |
62.907% |
0.145 |
73 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
2,150,874 |
544,343 |
0.027% |
96.881% |
0.201% |
63.109% |
0.135 |
74 |
Knoxville, TN MSA |
1,729,389 |
659,074 |
0.022% |
96.903% |
0.244% |
63.353% |
0.090 |
75 |
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA |
1,133,647 |
591,752 |
0.014% |
96.918% |
0.219% |
63.572% |
0.066 |
76 |
Mobile, AL MSA |
991,814 |
532,257 |
0.013% |
96.930% |
0.197% |
63.769% |
0.064 |
77 |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA |
936,284 |
918,351 |
0.012% |
96.942% |
0.340% |
64.108% |
0.035 |
78 |
Birmingham, AL MSA |
406,738 |
908,508 |
0.005% |
96.947% |
0.336% |
64.444% |
0.015 |
Calculated from US Census Bureau and US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database Information. |
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