USA Public Transport Market Share 2005: Top 50 Urban Areas

USA Public Transport Market Share 2005:
Top 50 Urban Areas
(By Public Transport Use)

2005
Rank	Urban Area	Unlinked Trips x1000	Passenger Miles x1000	Per Capita Passenger Miles Based Upon 2000 Population	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	1,041	9.6%	18,210	5,309	2,050
2	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	406,745	2,234,030	692	5.0%	3,251	6,126	2,365
3	Chicago, IL-IN	598,348	3,806,135	458	3.7%	8,620	3,913	1,511
3	Honolulu, HI	67,407	291,110	405	3.7%	742	4,664	1,801
3	Washington, DC-VA-MD	459,729	2,177,135	553	3.7%	4,280	3,400	1,313
6	Boston, MA-NH-RI	398,533	1,737,546	431	3.1%	4,050	2,323	897
7	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	350,558	1,611,989	313	2.5%	5,720	2,861	1,104
8	Portland, OR-WA	109,383	455,692	288	2.2%	1,720	3,340	1,290
9	Baltimore, MD	104,497	654,693	315	2.1%	2,080	3,040	1,174
10	Seattle, WA	129,880	771,105	284	1.9%	2,850	2,843	1,098
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	659,322	2,928,534	248	1.8%	12,320	7,068	2,729
12	Stockton, CA	4,563	67,517	215	1.7%	369	4,235	1,635
13	Denver-Aurora, CO	85,132	423,588	213	1.4%	2,170	3,978	1,536
14	Cleveland, OH	65,781	286,327	160	1.3%	1,770	2,761	1,066
14	Pittsburgh, PA	67,062	296,274	169	1.3%	1,720	2,058	794
16	Salt Lake City, UT	36,689	151,703	171	1.2%	948	3,843	1,484
17	Atlanta, GA	149,592	797,420	228	1.1%	4,050	1,783	688
17	San Diego, CA	87,882	457,392	171	1.1%	2,790	3,420	1,320
19	Las Vegas, NV	52,811	186,390	142	1.0%	1,630	4,596	1,774
19	Miami, FL	145,008	758,041	154	1.0%	5,230	4,408	1,702
19	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	79,005	371,815	156	1.0%	2,530	2,672	1,032
22	Houston, TX	91,781	500,141	131	0.9%	4280	2,952	1,140
22	San Antonio, TX	39,697	169,098	127	0.9%	1,470	3,254	1,256
24	Austin, TX	32,476	104,094	115	0.8%	1,050	2,836	1,095
25	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	29,594	158,304	105	0.7%	1,550	2,237	864
25	El Paso, TX-NM	12,345	55,326	82	0.7%	717	3,081	1,190
25	Milwaukee, WI	51,875	148,671	114	0.7%	1,320	2,688	1,038
25	Sacramento, CA	32,514	139,432	100	0.7%	1,580	3,776	1,458
25	San Jose, CA	37,564	159,353	104	0.7%	1,555	5,917	2,284
25	St. Louis, MO-IL	47,648	260,594	125	0.7%	2,140	2,506	968
31	Buffalo, NY	23,431	76,169	78	0.6%	958	2,661	1,028
31	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	79,999	440,488	106	0.6%	4,670	2,946	1,138
31	Orlando, FL	24,059	148,002	128	0.6%	1,360	2,555	987
31	Providence, RI-MA	19,308	89,748	76	0.6%	1,200	2,330	900
35	Albany, NY	11,691	41,906	75	0.5%	575	1,968	760
35	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ	58,672	230,374	79	0.5%	3,460	3,638	1,405
35	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	22,340	118,696	79	0.5%	1,810	3,432	1,325
35	Tucson, AZ	16,236	58,636	81	0.5%	790	2,476	956
35	Virginia Beach, VA	23,492	99,459	71	0.5%	1,460	2,646	1,022
40	Charlotte, NC-SC	17,312	74,707	98	0.4%	867	1,745	674
40	Detroit, MI	45,263	257,984	66	0.4%	3,930	3,093	1,194
40	Hartford, CT	13,458	61,475	72	0.4%	880	1,816	701
40	Louisville, KY-IN	15,038	53,640	62	0.4%	898	2,209	853
40	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	11,898	62,226	64	0.4%	1,020	2,430	938
40	Rochester, NY	12,928	42,029	61	0.4%	695	2,354	909
46	Columbus, OH	14,625	58,686	52	0.3%	1,200	2,847	1,099
46	Indianapolis, IN	8,486	40,951	34	0.3%	1,310	2,204	851
46	Jacksonville, FL	9,766	60,219	68	0.3%	981	2,147	829
46	Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL	22,552	106,808	52	0.3%	2,280	2,571	993
50	Kansas City, MO-KS	13,921	53,849	40	0.2%	1,440	2,332	900

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


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