USA Public Transport Ridership by
Urban Area: 2005

2005
Rank (PM)	Urban Area	Unlinked Trips x1000	Passenger Miles x1000	Per Capita Passenger Miles	Estimated Public Transport Market Share (Motorized Travel)	Estimated Population 2005 x1000	2000 Population/ Square Mile	2000 Population/ Square Kilometer
1	New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT	3,425,048	18,531,460	1,018	9.6%	18,210	5,309	2,050
2	Chicago, IL-IN	598,348	3,806,135	442	3.7%	8,620	3,913	1,511
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	659,322	2,928,534	238	1.8%	12,320	7,068	2,729
4	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	406,745	2,234,030	687	5.0%	3,251	6,126	2,365
5	Washington, DC-VA-MD	459,729	2,177,135	509	3.7%	4,280	3,400	1,313
6	Boston, MA-NH-RI	398,533	1,737,546	429	3.1%	4,050	2,323	897
7	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	350,558	1,611,989	282	2.5%	5,720	2,861	1,104
8	Atlanta, GA	149,592	797,420	197	1.1%	4,050	1,783	688
9	Seattle, WA	129,880	771,105	271	1.9%	2,850	2,843	1,098
10	Miami, FL	145,008	758,041	145	1.0%	5,230	4,408	1,702
11	Baltimore, MD	104,497	654,693	315	2.1%	2,080	3,040	1,174
12	Houston, TX	91,781	500,141	117	0.9%	4,280	2,952	1,140
13	San Diego, CA	87,882	457,392	164	1.1%	2,790	3,420	1,320
14	Portland, OR-WA	109,383	455,692	265	2.2%	1,720	3,340	1,290
15	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	79,999	440,488	94	0.6%	4,670	2,946	1,138
16	Denver-Aurora, CO	85,132	423,588	195	1.4%	2,170	3,978	1,536
17	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	79,005	371,815	147	1.0%	2,530	2,672	1,032
18	Pittsburgh, PA	67,062	296,274	172	1.3%	1,720	2,058	794
19	Honolulu, HI	67,407	291,110	392	3.7%	742	4,664	1,801
20	Cleveland, OH	65,781	286,327	162	1.3%	1,770	2,761	1,066
21	St. Louis, MO-IL	47,648	260,594	122	0.7%	2,140	2,506	968
22	Detroit, MI	45,263	257,984	66	0.4%	3,930	3,093	1,194
23	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ	58,672	230,374	67	0.5%	3,460	3,638	1,405
24	Las Vegas, NV	52,811	186,390	114	1.0%	1,630	4,596	1,774
25	San Antonio, TX	39,697	169,098	115	0.9%	1,470	3,254	1,256
26	San Jose, CA	37,564	159,353	102	0.7%	1,555	5,917	2,284
27	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	29,594	158,304	102	0.7%	1,550	2,237	864
28	Salt Lake City, UT	36,689	151,703	160	1.2%	948	3,843	1,484
29	Milwaukee, WI	51,875	148,671	113	0.7%	1,320	2,688	1,038
30	Orlando, FL	24,059	148,002	109	0.6%	1,360	2,555	987
31	Sacramento, CA	32,514	139,432	88	0.7%	1,580	3,776	1,458
32	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	22,340	118,696	66	0.5%	1,810	3,432	1,325
33	Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL	22,552	106,808	47	0.3%	2,280	2,571	993
34	Austin, TX	32,476	104,094	99	0.8%	1,050	2,836	1,095
35	Virginia Beach, VA	23,492	99,459	68	0.5%	1,460	2,646	1,022
36	Providence, RI-MA	19,308	89,748	75	0.6%	1,200	2,330	900
37	Buffalo, NY	23,431	76,169	79	0.6%	958	2,661	1,028
38	Charlotte, NC-SC	17,312	74,707	86	0.4%	867	1,745	674
39	Stockton, CA	4,563	67,517	183	1.7%	369	4,235	1,635
40	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	11,898	62,226	61	0.4%	1,020	2,430	938
41	Hartford, CT	13,458	61,475	70	0.4%	880	1,816	701
42	Jacksonville, FL	9,766	60,219	61	0.3%	981	2,147	829
43	Columbus, OH	14,625	58,686	49	0.3%	1,200	2,847	1,099
44	Tucson, AZ	16,236	58,636	74	0.5%	790	2,476	956
45	El Paso, TX-NM	12,345	55,326	77	0.7%	717	3,081	1,190
46	Kansas City, MO-KS	13,921	53,849	37	0.2%	1,440	2,332	900
47	Louisville, KY-IN	15,038	53,640	60	0.4%	898	2,209	853
48	Rochester, NY	12,928	42,029	60	0.4%	695	2,354	909
49	Albany, NY	11,691	41,906	73	0.5%	575	1,968	760
50	Indianapolis, IN	8,486	40,951	31	0.3%	1,310	2,204	851
51	Santa Clarita, CA	3,447	40,342				3,157	1,219
52	Durham, NC	10,935	39,921				1,833	708
53	Dayton, OH	11,780	39,801				2,171	838
54	Madison, WI	11,476	38,416				2,891	1,116
55	Eugene, OR	8,349	35,005				3,295	1,272
56	Richmond, VA	12,880	34,828				1,874	723
57	Lancaster-Palmdale, CA	2,669	34,532				2,928	1,131
58	Spokane, WA-ID	7,688	34,289				2,342	904
59	Santa Cruz, CA	5,523	31,587				2,861	1,105
60	Springfield, MA-CT	9,747	31,133				1,856	717
61	Fresno, CA	11,242	31,019				3,992	1,541
62	Nashville-Davidson, TN	7,372	30,936				1,740	672
63	Syracuse, NY	8,891	29,535				2,235	863
64	Bakersfield, CA	6,826	28,948				3,601	1,390
65	Concord, CA	6,187	28,750				3,140	1,212
66	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1,640	28,532				1,328	513
67	Ann Arbor, MI	9,984	28,312				2,201	850
68	Santa Barbara, CA	7,189	27,191				3,271	1,263
69	Reno, NV	8,002	27,113				2,552	985
70	Gainesville, FL	8,042	26,948				2,072	800
71	Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY	9,517	26,836				1,912	738
72	Champaign, IL	10,018	25,518				3,023	1,167
73	Lansing, MI	8,933	24,261				2,190	846
74	Toledo, OH-MI	5,600	23,945				2,490	961
75	Seaside-Monterey-Marina, CA	4,738	23,378				3,061	1,182
76	New Haven, CT	7,828	23,339				1,864	720
77	Akron, OH	6,631	23,127				1,851	715
78	Grand Rapids, MI	6,069	22,639				2,098	810
79	Oxnard, CA	3,588	22,414				4,442	1,715
80	Corpus Christi, TX	5,664	20,613				2,672	1,032
81	Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs, CA	3,335	20,279				2,574	994
82	Albuquerque, NM	7,687	19,725				2,670	1,031
83	Bremerton, WA	4,127	19,118				1,512	584
84	Birmingham, AL	3,686	19,059				1,693	654
85	Santa Rosa, CA	3,865	18,766				2,798	1,080
86	Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ	4,401	18,723				1,988	767
87	Scranton, PA	4,572	18,355				2,423	935
88	Anchorage, AK	3,975	17,684				2,858	1,103
89	Salem, OR	5,413	16,239				3,003	1,160
90	Colorado Springs, CO	2,259	16,123				2,366	914
91	Daytona Beach-Port Orange, FL	3,331	15,854				2,240	865
92	Baton Rouge, LA	4,753	15,852				1,705	658
93	Antioch, CA	2,320	15,657				3,627	1,400
94	Omaha, NE-IA	4,626	15,209				2,773	1,071
95	Columbia, SC	2,659	15,058				1,563	604
96	Des Moines, IA	3,810	14,868				2,646	1,022
97	Cape Coral, FL	2,827	14,612				1,717	663
98	Shreveport, LA	2,814	14,512				1,776	686
99	Flint, MI	4,082	14,399				1,581	610
100	Vallejo, CA	2,222	14,277				4,676	1,805
Notes:
Source: Esimated from Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and FHWA Highway Statistics: 2005
Data for motor bus, trolley bus, metro, tram & suburban rail
Urban area population estimate by Demographia using corresponding MSA rate.
New Orleans: Excluded due to incomplete reporting
Baltimore: Commuter rail system reported that also serves Washington
Philadelphia: New Jersey Transit reported under New York
Kingston, NY excluded: Data is principally for an intercity rather than urban carrier