USA Public Transport Market Share by
Urban Area Size
(With NYC Comparison to All Other)
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Size of Urban Area |
Public Transport Share of Motorized Travel (Passenger Miles/KM) |
Share of National Public Transport Travel |
Share of National Urban Population |
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Over 5,000,000 |
4.9% |
61.2% |
21.3% |
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2,500,000-5,000,000 |
1.8% |
22.1% |
17.1% |
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1,000,000-2,500,000 |
0.8% |
9.3% |
14.8% |
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Under 1,000,000 |
0.2% |
7.4% |
46.7% |
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Total |
1.4% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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NEW YORK & OUTSIDE |
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New York Urban Area |
9.6% |
41.0% |
7.8% |
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All Other Urban Areas |
0.9% |
59.0% |
92.2% |
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Total |
1.4% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Source: Esimated from Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and FHWA Highway Statistics: 2005 |
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Data for motor bus, trolley bus, metro, tram & suburban rail |
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Urban area population estimate by Demographia using corresponding MSA rate. |
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