Comparison of Public Transport Market Share to Annual Highway Traffic Growth Rates in US Metros

Comparison of Public Transport Market Share
to Annual Highway Traffic Growth Rates
in US Metropolitan Areas of More than
One Million Population

Alphabetical Listing
Ranking by Index

Comparison of Public Transport Market Share to
Annual Street & Highway Traffic Growth Rates in
US Metropolitan Areas of More than
One Million Population

Metropolitan Area Public Transport Market Share (Pass Mi) Traffic Growth Rate (Pass Mi) Index

Atlanta 0.94% 4.59% 0.204

Austin 0.60% 3.36% 0.178

Boston-Worcester-Lawrence 2.27% 2.66% 0.853

Buffalo-Niagara Falls 0.73% 3.70% 0.198

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 0.25% 5.89% 0.042

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha 3.40% 2.16% 1.574

Cincinnati-Hamilton 0.49% 2.26% 0.215

Cleveland-Akron 0.76% 2.96% 0.256

Columbus 0.34% 3.45% 0.100

Dallas-Ft. Worth 0.34% 1.72% 0.198

Denver-Boulder-Greeley 0.99% 2.50% 0.394

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Fliint 0.45% 1.63% 0.279

Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point 0.07% 5.14% 0.014

Hartford 0.38% 0.03% 11.341

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 0.73% 2.27% 0.321

Indianapolis 0.20% 3.68% 0.055

Kansas City 0.19% 3.37% 0.056

Las Vegas 0.87% 4.57% 0.190

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Co 1.11% 1.39% 0.797

Memphis 0.46% 2.60% 0.176

Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 1.36% 2.51% 0.541

Milwaukee 0.68% 1.22% 0.559

Minneapolis-St. Paul 0.71% 6.34% 0.112

Nashville 0.12% 2.61% 0.046

New Orleans 2.06% -1.03% -1.992

New York-NNJ-Long Island 8.42% 2.31% 3.649

Norfolk-Virginia Bch-Newport News 0.35% 3.35% 0.103

Oklahoma City 0.10% 9.09% 0.011

Orlando 0.40% 4.38% 0.092

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City 2.36% 0.41% 5.698

Phoenix-Mesa 0.47% 0.22% 2.186

Pittsburgh 1.17% 2.02% 0.580

Portland-Salem 1.19% 4.68% 0.255

Providence-Fall River-Warwick 0.67% 0.19% 3.605

Rochester 0.27% 1.87% 0.145

Sacramento-Yolo 0.54% 2.12% 0.253

Salt Lake City-Ogden 0.79% 2.10% 0.378

San Antonio 0.86% 4.65% 0.186

San Diego 1.02% 1.66% 0.611

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose 2.67% 0.72% 3.720

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton 1.36% 2.23% 0.611

St. Louis 0.49% 2.32% 0.213

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 0.31% 1.99% 0.157

Washington-Baltimore 2.40% 1.05% 2.284

Index: Public transport market share divided by annual traffic growth rate
Source: Calculated from US Department of Transportation data.
Public transport market share based upon passenger miles.

Ranking By Index Value:
Comparison of Public Transport Market Share to
Annual Surface Traffic Growth Rates in
US Metropolitan Areas of More than
One Million Population

Rank Metropolitan Area Public Transport Market Share (Pass Mi) Traffic Growth Rate (Pass Mi) Index Months

Index More than One Year

1 New Orleans 2.06% -1.03%
Minus Traffic Rate

2
Hartford 0.38% 0.03% 11.341 136.1

3 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City 2.36% 0.41% 5.698 68.4

4 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose 2.67% 0.72% 3.720 44.6

5 New York-NNJ-Long Island 8.42% 2.31% 3.649 43.8

6 Providence-Fall River-Warwick 0.67% 0.19% 3.605 43.3

7 Washington-Baltimore 2.40% 1.05% 2.284 27.4

8 Phoenix-Mesa 0.47% 0.22% 2.186 26.2

9 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha 3.40% 2.16% 1.574 18.9

Index 9 months to 1 Year

10 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence 2.27% 2.66% 0.853 10.2

11 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Co 1.11% 1.39% 0.797 9.6

Index 6 months to 9 months

12 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton 1.36% 2.23% 0.611 7.3

13 San Diego 1.02% 1.66% 0.611 7.3

14 Pittsburgh 1.17% 2.02% 0.580 7.0

15 Milwaukee 0.68% 1.22% 0.559 6.7

16 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 1.36% 2.51% 0.541 6.5

Index 3 months to 6 months

17 Denver-Boulder-Greeley 0.99% 2.50% 0.394 4.7

18 Salt Lake City-Ogden 0.79% 2.10% 0.378 4.5

19 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 0.73% 2.27% 0.321 3.8

20 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Fliint 0.45% 1.63% 0.279 3.3

21 Cleveland-Akron 0.76% 2.96% 0.256 3.1

22 Portland-Salem 1.19% 4.68% 0.255 3.1

23 Sacramento-Yolo 0.54% 2.12% 0.253 3.0

Index 1 month to 3 months

24 Cincinnati-Hamilton 0.49% 2.26% 0.215 2.6

25 St. Louis 0.49% 2.32% 0.213 2.6

26 Atlanta 0.94% 4.59% 0.204 2.5

27 Dallas-Ft. Worth 0.34% 1.72% 0.198 2.4

28 Buffalo-Niagara Falls 0.73% 3.70% 0.198 2.4

29 Las Vegas 0.87% 4.57% 0.190 2.3

30 San Antonio 0.86% 4.65% 0.186 2.2

31 Austin 0.60% 3.36% 0.178 2.1

32 Memphis 0.46% 2.60% 0.176 2.1

33 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 0.31% 1.99% 0.157 1.9

34 Rochester 0.27% 1.87% 0.145 1.7

35 Minneapolis-St. Paul 0.71% 6.34% 0.112 1.3

36 Norfolk-Virginia Bch-Newport News 0.35% 3.35% 0.103 1.2

37 Columbus 0.34% 3.45% 0.100 1.2

38 Orlando 0.40% 4.38% 0.092 1.1

Index less than 1 month

39 Kansas City 0.19% 3.37% 0.056 0.7

40 Indianapolis 0.20% 3.68% 0.055 0.7

41 Nashville 0.12% 2.61% 0.046 0.5

42 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 0.25% 5.89% 0.042 0.5

Index less than 1 week

43 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point 0.07% 5.14% 0.014 0.2

44 Oklahoma City 0.10% 9.09% 0.011 0.1

Comparison of Public Transport Market Share to Annual Street & Highway Traffic Growth Rates in US Metropolitan Areas of More than One Million Population
Metropolitan Area	Public Transport Market Share (Pass Mi)	Traffic Growth Rate (Pass Mi)	Index
Atlanta	0.94%	4.59%	0.204
Austin	0.60%	3.36%	0.178
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence	2.27%	2.66%	0.853
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	0.73%	3.70%	0.198
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill	0.25%	5.89%	0.042
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha	3.40%	2.16%	1.574
Cincinnati-Hamilton	0.49%	2.26%	0.215
Cleveland-Akron	0.76%	2.96%	0.256
Columbus	0.34%	3.45%	0.100
Dallas-Ft. Worth	0.34%	1.72%	0.198
Denver-Boulder-Greeley	0.99%	2.50%	0.394
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Fliint	0.45%	1.63%	0.279
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point	0.07%	5.14%	0.014
Hartford	0.38%	0.03%	11.341
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria	0.73%	2.27%	0.321
Indianapolis	0.20%	3.68%	0.055
Kansas City	0.19%	3.37%	0.056
Las Vegas	0.87%	4.57%	0.190
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Co	1.11%	1.39%	0.797
Memphis	0.46%	2.60%	0.176
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale	1.36%	2.51%	0.541
Milwaukee	0.68%	1.22%	0.559
Minneapolis-St. Paul	0.71%	6.34%	0.112
Nashville	0.12%	2.61%	0.046
New Orleans	2.06%	-1.03%	-1.992
New York-NNJ-Long Island	8.42%	2.31%	3.649
Norfolk-Virginia Bch-Newport News	0.35%	3.35%	0.103
Oklahoma City	0.10%	9.09%	0.011
Orlando	0.40%	4.38%	0.092
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City	2.36%	0.41%	5.698
Phoenix-Mesa	0.47%	0.22%	2.186
Pittsburgh	1.17%	2.02%	0.580
Portland-Salem	1.19%	4.68%	0.255
Providence-Fall River-Warwick	0.67%	0.19%	3.605
Rochester	0.27%	1.87%	0.145
Sacramento-Yolo	0.54%	2.12%	0.253
Salt Lake City-Ogden	0.79%	2.10%	0.378
San Antonio	0.86%	4.65%	0.186
San Diego	1.02%	1.66%	0.611
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose	2.67%	0.72%	3.720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton	1.36%	2.23%	0.611
St. Louis	0.49%	2.32%	0.213
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater	0.31%	1.99%	0.157
Washington-Baltimore	2.40%	1.05%	2.284
Index: Public transport market share divided by annual traffic growth rate Source: Calculated from US Department of Transportation data. Public transport market share based upon passenger miles.

Ranking By Index Value: Comparison of Public Transport Market Share to Annual Surface Traffic Growth Rates in US Metropolitan Areas of More than One Million Population
Rank	Metropolitan Area	Public Transport Market Share (Pass Mi)	Traffic Growth Rate (Pass Mi)	Index	Months
Index More than One Year
1	New Orleans	2.06%	-1.03%	Minus Traffic Rate
2	Hartford	0.38%	0.03%	11.341	136.1
3	Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City	2.36%	0.41%	5.698	68.4
4	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose	2.67%	0.72%	3.720	44.6
5	New York-NNJ-Long Island	8.42%	2.31%	3.649	43.8
6	Providence-Fall River-Warwick	0.67%	0.19%	3.605	43.3
7	Washington-Baltimore	2.40%	1.05%	2.284	27.4
8	Phoenix-Mesa	0.47%	0.22%	2.186	26.2
9	Chicago-Gary-Kenosha	3.40%	2.16%	1.574	18.9
Index 9 months to 1 Year
10	Boston-Worcester-Lawrence	2.27%	2.66%	0.853	10.2
11	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Co	1.11%	1.39%	0.797	9.6
Index 6 months to 9 months
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton	1.36%	2.23%	0.611	7.3
13	San Diego	1.02%	1.66%	0.611	7.3
14	Pittsburgh	1.17%	2.02%	0.580	7.0
15	Milwaukee	0.68%	1.22%	0.559	6.7
16	Miami-Ft. Lauderdale	1.36%	2.51%	0.541	6.5
Index 3 months to 6 months
17	Denver-Boulder-Greeley	0.99%	2.50%	0.394	4.7
18	Salt Lake City-Ogden	0.79%	2.10%	0.378	4.5
19	Houston-Galveston-Brazoria	0.73%	2.27%	0.321	3.8
20	Detroit-Ann Arbor-Fliint	0.45%	1.63%	0.279	3.3
21	Cleveland-Akron	0.76%	2.96%	0.256	3.1
22	Portland-Salem	1.19%	4.68%	0.255	3.1
23	Sacramento-Yolo	0.54%	2.12%	0.253	3.0
Index 1 month to 3 months
24	Cincinnati-Hamilton	0.49%	2.26%	0.215	2.6
25	St. Louis	0.49%	2.32%	0.213	2.6
26	Atlanta	0.94%	4.59%	0.204	2.5
27	Dallas-Ft. Worth	0.34%	1.72%	0.198	2.4
28	Buffalo-Niagara Falls	0.73%	3.70%	0.198	2.4
29	Las Vegas	0.87%	4.57%	0.190	2.3
30	San Antonio	0.86%	4.65%	0.186	2.2
31	Austin	0.60%	3.36%	0.178	2.1
32	Memphis	0.46%	2.60%	0.176	2.1
33	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater	0.31%	1.99%	0.157	1.9
34	Rochester	0.27%	1.87%	0.145	1.7
35	Minneapolis-St. Paul	0.71%	6.34%	0.112	1.3
36	Norfolk-Virginia Bch-Newport News	0.35%	3.35%	0.103	1.2
37	Columbus	0.34%	3.45%	0.100	1.2
38	Orlando	0.40%	4.38%	0.092	1.1
Index less than 1 month
39	Kansas City	0.19%	3.37%	0.056	0.7
40	Indianapolis	0.20%	3.68%	0.055	0.7
41	Nashville	0.12%	2.61%	0.046	0.5
42	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill	0.25%	5.89%	0.042	0.5
Index less than 1 week
43	Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point	0.07%	5.14%	0.014	0.2
44	Oklahoma City	0.10%	9.09%	0.011	0.1