2001 URBAN TRANSPORT DATA: 230 US METROPOLITAN AREAS
 Public Transport Passenger Miles
Ranked by Metropolitan Area

RANKED BY PASSENGER MILES: 2001: ALL REPORTED DATA  
Rank Metropolitan Area Passenger Miles Cumulative Share Boardings (Note) Rank
1 New York 18,923,850,316 42.2% 3,418,399,442 1
2 Chicago 3,654,662,503 50.4% 597,931,636 3
3 Los Angeles 2,821,265,741 56.7% 619,389,525 2
4 San Francisco 2,758,319,508 62.9% 522,744,269 5
5 Washington-Baltimore 2,659,553,749 68.8% 526,367,250 4
6 Boston 1,866,154,235 73.0% 378,408,252 6
7 Philadelphia 1,463,131,875 76.2% 335,322,541 7
8 Atlanta 870,293,675 78.2% 166,705,518 8
9 Seattle 731,429,930 79.8% 127,189,323 9
10 Miami 605,691,170 81.2% 113,213,005 10
11 Houston 588,817,409 82.5% 100,024,293 13
12 San Diego 524,890,183 83.6% 101,228,869 11
13 Dallas-Fort Worth 441,767,781 84.6% 83,039,371 14
14 Portland 405,414,272 85.5% 100,781,146 12
15 Denver 386,470,151 86.4% 79,967,999 15
16 Pittsburgh 376,486,029 87.2% 74,734,481 17
17 Honolulu 351,624,017 88.0% 70,384,025 19
18 Minneapolis-St. Paul 341,547,227 88.8% 76,750,470 16
19 Detroit 305,392,621 89.5% 68,150,812 20
20 Cleveland 297,810,344 90.1% 67,799,905 21
21 St. Louis 240,371,304 90.7% 52,328,333 23
22 Milwaukee 217,121,495 91.2% 73,717,377 18
23 San Antonio 175,049,481 91.5% 45,952,673 25
24 Cincinnati 174,494,159 91.9% 29,461,517 29
25 Las Vegas 172,458,517 92.3% 49,559,750 24
26 New Orleans 168,922,808 92.7% 57,854,009 22
27 Sacramento 149,246,025 93.0% 31,768,809 28
28 Phoenix 149,112,502 93.4% 39,238,802 26
29 Salt Lake City 129,807,216 93.7% 25,102,905 31
30 Orlando 113,317,718 93.9% 21,289,997 32
31 Austin 106,167,220 94.1% 33,360,027 27
32 Tampa-St. Petersburg 83,054,610 94.3% 19,405,676 33
33 Virginia Beach-Norfolk 82,659,800 94.5% 15,722,492 38
34 Buffalo 76,581,527 94.7% 26,178,384 30
35 Columbus 74,238,509 94.8% 18,405,579 34
36 Charlotte 67,149,479 95.0% 14,900,895 42
37 Harford 66,921,567 95.1% 17,959,043 35
38 El Paso 66,125,755 95.3% 13,260,354 45
39 Tucson 65,471,139 95.4% 15,570,060 39
40 Memphis 64,540,014 95.6% 12,847,720 46
41 Kansas City 59,295,499 95.7% 15,451,716 40
42 Louisville 54,119,130 95.8% 16,162,711 36
43 Dayton 52,675,090 96.0% 15,313,486 41
44 Jacksonville 52,200,049 96.1% 8,011,375 59
45 Indianapolis 49,880,086 96.2% 10,683,248 51
46 Fresno 48,340,270 96.3% 14,151,845 44
47 Richmond 44,079,846 96.4% 15,855,583 37
48 Albany 42,575,172 96.5% 11,621,406 48
49 Providence 41,480,597 96.6% 14,220,775 43
50 Rochester 37,826,983 96.7% 12,154,036 47
51 Raleigh-Durham 37,593,924 96.7% 10,762,994 50
52 Syracuse 35,036,789 96.8% 9,576,055 54
53 West Palm Beach 34,922,119 96.9% 5,925,335 67
54 Nashville 34,219,649 97.0% 7,002,312 64
55 Madison 33,888,651 97.1% 10,210,834 52
56 Spokane 32,358,402 97.1% 8,370,460 56
57 Santa Barbara 32,056,097 97.2% 7,883,252 61
58 Eugene 30,954,161 97.3% 8,623,622 55
59 Bakersfield 30,662,286 97.3% 7,130,711 62
60 Stockton 30,448,611 97.4% 4,379,059 76
61 Corpus Christi 30,105,054 97.5% 5,626,632 69
62 Springfield 29,801,668 97.5% 10,781,071 49
63 Champaign-Urbana 27,391,802 97.6% 10,003,819 53
64 Reno 26,765,627 97.7% 8,340,345 57
65 Albuquerque 26,107,650 97.7% 8,279,078 58
66 Monterrey 25,336,652 97.8% 4,747,346 73
67 Lansing 22,481,582 97.8% 7,888,300 60
68 Toledo 22,431,291 97.9% 4,318,845 77
69 Laredo 21,524,492 97.9% 4,897,407 72
70 Baton Rouge 20,795,269 98.0% 7,029,574 63
71 Richland 19,765,690 98.0% 2,855,209 102
72 Grand Rapids 18,373,790 98.1% 5,302,491 71
73 Oklahoma City 18,043,158 98.1% 5,540,128 70
74 Greensboro 17,150,790 98.1% 5,696,922 68
75 Tulsa 16,468,394 98.2% 3,004,543 98
76 Daytona Beach 16,442,216 98.2% 3,817,964 81
77 Charleston, SC 16,204,520 98.2% 4,583,535 75
78 Allentown 15,605,646 98.3% 3,845,930 80
79 Little Rock 15,206,670 98.3% 3,726,383 85
80 Anchorage 14,983,880 98.3% 3,339,940 91
81 New London 14,865,084 98.4% 3,137,294 95
82 Lubbock 14,819,192 98.4% 3,732,784 84
83 Omaha 14,798,026 98.4% 3,771,825 83
84 Shreveport 14,785,639 98.5% 3,525,673 88
85 Gainsville 14,748,888 98.5% 6,302,952 65
86 Brownsville 13,857,372 98.5% 1,562,922 127
87 Des Moines 13,311,962 98.6% 3,709,409 87
88 Sarasota 13,182,288 98.6% 2,417,068 109
89 Modesto 13,126,148 98.6% 3,713,801 86
90 Birmingham 12,975,673 98.7% 2,661,980 104
91 Colorado Springs 12,879,235 98.7% 3,234,024 93
92 Fort Myers 12,774,171 98.7% 2,318,342 111
93 Scranton 12,749,469 98.7% 3,306,182 92
94 Lafayette 12,657,548 98.8%