US Public Transport Service Hours Ranked by Metropolitan Area: 1998

Ranking by Annual Service Hours: Metropolitan Areas of 500,000 and Over Population: 1998
Rank Areas 1998 Service Hours (Revenue Hours) 1998 Census Bureau Population Estimate Service Hours per Capita
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA 45,301,079 20,124,377 2.251
2 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 11,689,398 15,781,273 0.741
3 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 11,312,865 8,809,846 1.284
4 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 9,675,982 6,816,047 1.420
5 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 8,266,335 7,285,206 1.135
6 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 5,297,992 5,988,348 0.885
7 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA 4,953,471 5,633,060 0.879
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 4,157,589 3,424,361 1.214
9 Atlanta, GA MSA 3,050,737 3,746,059 0.814
10 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 2,932,706 3,655,844 0.802
11 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 2,801,634 5,457,583 0.513
12 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 2,746,988 4,407,579 0.623
13 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 2,479,119 4,802,463 0.516
14 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 2,361,373 2,911,683 0.811
15 San Diego, CA MSA 2,296,304 2,780,592 0.826
16 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 2,236,873 2,149,056 1.041
17 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,062,448 2,346,153 0.879
18 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 1,956,335 2,365,345 0.827
19 Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA 1,692,391 2,831,234 0.598
20 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 1,659,851 1,645,924 1.008
21 St Louis, MO-IL MSA 1,426,849 2,563,801 0.557
22 San Antonio, TX MSA 1,334,877 1,538,338 0.868
23 Honolulu, HI MSA 1,189,634 872,478 1.364
24 New Orleans, LA MSA 1,141,689 1,309,445 0.872
25 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 1,085,496 2,931,004 0.370
26 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 1,028,774 1,321,546 0.778
27 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 1,020,574 1,948,264 0.524
28 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 899,465 1,105,909 0.813
29 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 877,564 1,267,745 0.692
30 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 871,771 2,256,559 0.386
31 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 806,193 1,152,541 0.699
32 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 741,900 1,685,812 0.440
33 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 740,597 1,542,143 0.480
34 Orlando, FL MSA 711,711 1,504,569 0.473
35 Columbus, OH MSA 654,377 1,469,604 0.445
36 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 623,328 999,267 0.624
37 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 602,327 948,522 0.635
38 Hartford, CT MSA 571,493 1,143,859 0.500
39 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 555,331 1,737,025 0.320
40 Tucson, AZ MSA 506,558 790,755 0.641
41 Jacksonville, FL MSA 485,960 1,044,684 0.465
42 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 460,572 871,604 0.528
43 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA 454,166 1,122,974 0.404
44 Rochester, NY MSA 447,881 1,081,883 0.414
45 El Paso, TX MSA 445,684 703,127 0.634
46 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 440,513 1,093,427 0.403
47 Indianapolis, IN MSA 406,835 1,519,194 0.268
48 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 405,827 957,032 0.424
49 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 393,497 1,032,625 0.381
50 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 392,689 1,383,080 0.284
51 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 354,358 1,079,873 0.328
52 Springfield, MA MSA 353,136 573,727 0.616
53 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 289,276 693,900 0.417
54 Syracuse, NY MSA 284,780 734,640 0.388
55 Nashville, TN MSA 275,661 1,156,225 0.238
56 Albuquerque, NM MSA 245,752 678,633 0.362
57 Fresno, CA MSA 222,152 870,478 0.255
58 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 214,031 1,037,933 0.206
59 Toledo, OH MSA 212,326 609,935 0.348
60 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 206,564 1,167,629 0.177
61 Bakersfield, CA MSA 185,924 631,459 0.294
62 Tulsa, OK MSA 183,837 776,906 0.237
63 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 177,817 550,445 0.323
64 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 167,021 556,295 0.300
65 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 162,508 1,038,999 0.156
66 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 158,172 541,159 0.292
67 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 155,462 616,877 0.252
68 Birmingham, AL MSA 150,016 908,508 0.165
69 Knoxville, TN MSA 149,863 659,074 0.227
70 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 139,098 615,491 0.226
71 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 126,571 543,082 0.233
72 Columbia, SC MSA 123,733 512,316 0.242
73 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 114,843 575,129 0.200
74 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 103,511 616,031 0.168
75 Wichita, KS MSA 94,188 544,343 0.173
76 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 90,861 591,752 0.154
77 Mobile, AL MSA 85,629 532,257 0.161
78 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 43,886 918,351 0.048
Calculated from US Census Bureau and US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database Information.

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