US Public Transport Bus Systems:
Costs by Size of System

Diseconomies of Scale Shown in 1995 Data
in both Vehicle Hours and Passenger Miles

Vehicle Miles Chart
Passenger Miles Chart
Data Table





Unit Costs by Size of US Public Transport Bus System: 1995
Peak Hour Bus Requirement Operating Cost Vehicle Hours Passenger Miles Cost per Vehicle Hour Cost per Passenger Mile Number of Systems
1000+ $3,116,775 39,646 5,070,840 $78.61 $0.615 6
500-999 $2,069,533 30,462 3,694,496 $67.94 $0.560 15
250-499 $1,422,353 21,771 2,995,088 $65.33 $0.475 19
100-249 $1,339,994 24,283 3,215,749 $55.18 $0.417 55
50-99 $405,146 7,840 805,567 $51.68 $0.503 41
25-49 $372,878 7,885 746,132 $47.29 $0.500 82
1-24 $305,519 5,950 465,461 $51.35 $0.656 170
All $9,032,198 137,837 16,993,334 $65.53 $0.532 388
Calculated from US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database


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