2001 URBAN TRANSPORT DATA: 230 US METROPOLITAN AREAS
 Public Transport Operating Costs per Passenger Mile by
Metropolitan Area: 2001: Ranked: Compared to Auto Costs
(Excludes Capital Costs and Debt Service: Note Below)

OPERATING COST PER PASSENGER MILE (EXCLUDES CAPITAL COSTS AND DEBT SERVICE)  
             
Rank Metropolitan Area Operating Costs (2001) Passenger Miles Cost per Passenger Mile Inclusion of Capital Costs Would Result in Higher Relative Costs due to Rail System Compared to Full Cost of Driving
1 San Luis Obispo $1,663 8,131,285 $0.204   -4.7%
2 Brownsville $3,627 13,857,372 $0.262   21.9%
3 Florence $1,042 3,560,250 $0.293   36.3%
4 Honolulu $112,701 351,624,017 $0.321   49.3%
5 Houston $191,062 588,817,409 $0.324   51.2%
6 Pocatello $641 1,944,984 $0.329   53.5%
7 Las Vegas $59,018 172,458,517 $0.342   59.5%
8 Laredo $7,393 21,524,492 $0.343   60.0%
9 Lubbock $5,196 14,819,192 $0.351   63.4%
10 New York $7,213,408 18,923,850,316 $0.381 YES 77.6%
11 El Paso $25,233 66,125,755 $0.382   77.8%
12 Atlanta $333,540 870,293,675 $0.383 YES 78.6%
13 Richland $7,576 19,765,690 $0.383   78.6%
14 Monroe $2,155 5,601,840 $0.385   79.3%
15 Lafayette $4,901 12,657,548 $0.387   80.4%
16 Chicago $1,417,103 3,654,662,503 $0.388 YES 80.7%
17 Fayetteville $837 2,132,233 $0.392   82.9%
18 Corpus Christi $11,949 30,105,054 $0.397   84.9%
19 Yuba City $1,404 3,484,513 $0.403   87.8%
20 Boston $763,944 1,866,154,235 $0.409 YES 90.7%
21 Lafayette $2,036 4,732,035 $0.430   100.5%
22 San Antonio $76,221 175,049,481 $0.435   102.9%
23 San Diego $146,316 335,689,804 $0.436 YES 103.1%
24 Cincinnati $76,793 174,494,159 $0.440   105.1%
25 Los Angeles $1,254,105 2,821,265,741 $0.445 YES 107.1%
26 Orlando $50,406 113,317,718 $0.445   107.3%
27 Modesto $5,848 13,126,148 $0.446   107.6%
28 Bakersfield $13,768 30,662,286 $0.449   109.2%
29 Washington-Baltimore $1,200,237 2,659,553,749 $0.451 YES 110.3%
30 Santa Barbara $14,586 32,056,097 $0.455   112.0%
31 Bangor $875 1,912,871 $0.457   113.1%
32 Champaign-Urbana $12,532 27,391,802 $0.458   113.2%
33 Visalia $2,463 5,337,381 $0.462   115.1%
34 Abilene $895 1,934,657 $0.463   115.5%
35 Binghampton $5,754 12,368,419 $0.465   116.8%
36 Shreveport $6,936 14,785,639 $0.469   118.6%
37 Tucson $31,099 65,471,139 $0.475   121.3%
38 Chico $1,454 3,040,586 $0.478   122.9%
39 Lychburg $2,866 5,992,705 $0.478   122.9%
40 San Francisco $1,435,921 2,947,519,887 $0.487 YES 127.0%
41 Bloomington, IN $2,949 5,985,288 $0.493   129.6%
42 Daytona Beach $8,150 16,442,216 $0.496   131.0%
43 Miami $303,106 605,691,170 $0.500 YES 133.2%
44 Philadelphia $751,794 1,463,131,875 $0.514 YES 139.4%
45 Fresno $23,802 46,208,116 $0.515   140.0%
46 Clarksville $1,660 3,191,738 $0.520   142.4%
47 Monterrey $13,235 25,336,652 $0.522   143.4%
48 Albany, GA $1,401 2,680,001 $0.523   143.5%
49 Memphis $33,849 64,540,014 $0.524   144.4%
50 Sioux City $2,216 4,219,740 $0.525   144.7%
51 Lexington $6,089 11,564,848 $0.526   145.3%
52 Beaumont $3,552 6,716,911 $0.529   146.4%
53 Virginia Beach-Norfolk $43,855 82,659,800 $0.531   147.2%
54 Stockton $16,229 30,448,611 $0.533   148.4%
55 Charlotte $36,579 67,149,479 $0.545   153.8%
56 Baton Rouge $11,371 20,795,269 $0.547   154.8%
57 Charleston, SC $8,896 16,204,520 $0.549   155.8%
58 Glens Falls $770 1,393,197 $0.553   157.7%
59 Portland $225,084 405,414,272 $0.555 YES 158.7%
60 Logan $1,154 2,072,815 $0.557   159.3%
61 Las Cruces $1,271 2,278,726 $0.558   159.8%
62 Wilmington $1,984 3,554,042 $0.558   160.1%
63 Roanoke $4,199 7,518,956 $0.558   160.2%
64 Little Rock $8,547 15,206,670 $0.562   161.9%
65 Hartford $37,823 66,921,567 $0.565   163.4%
66 Greenville $2,974 5,252,301 $0.566   163.9%
67 Alexandria, LA $1,666 2,910,463 $0.573   166.8%
68 State College $5,911 10,315,218 $0.573   167.0%
69 Gainesville 8,458.9 14,759,000 $0.573   167.1%
70 Colorado Springs $7,397 12,879,235 $0.574   167.6%
71 Denver $222,619 386,470,151 $0.576 YES 168.4%
72 Sarasota $7,623 13,182,288 $0.578   169.5%
73 Redding $2,190 3,776,061 $0.580   170.3%
74 Richmond $25,685 44,079,846 $0.583   171.5%
75 Mobile $3,881 6,646,354 $0.584   172.1%
76 Milwaukee $128,162 217,121,495 $0.590   175.0%
77 Wichita $6,397 10,834,088 $0.590   175.1%
78 Waco $1,995 3,368,608 $0.592   176.0%
79 Rochester $2,607 4,394,070 $0.593   176.4%
80 Topeka $2,909 4,883,820 $0.596   177.5%
81 Indianapolis $29,755 49,880,086 $0.597   178.0%
82 St. Louis