US Public Transport Ranking of Passenger Mile to Population Ratio by Metropolitan Area: 1998

Ranking of Passenger Mile/Passenger Kilometer Share to Population Share Ratio
Rank Areas 1998 NTDB Passenger Miles 1998 Census Bureau Population Estimate Share of US Public Transport Total Share of US Population Ratio of Public Transport Share to Population Share
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA 16,890,711,534 20,124,377 42.159% 7.445% 5.663
2 Honolulu, HI MSA 359,029,811 872,478 0.896% 0.323% 2.776
3 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 3,476,317,745 8,809,846 8.677% 3.259% 2.662
4 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 2,389,343,742 6,816,047 5.964% 2.522% 2.365
5 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 2,223,829,229 7,285,206 5.551% 2.695% 2.059
6 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA 1,588,722,256 5,633,060 3.965% 2.084% 1.903
7 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 1,352,987,392 5,988,348 3.377% 2.215% 1.524
8 Atlanta, GA MSA 762,465,567 3,746,059 1.903% 1.386% 1.373
9 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 657,176,620 3,424,361 1.640% 1.267% 1.295
10 San Diego, CA MSA 471,741,129 2,780,592 1.177% 1.029% 1.145
11 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 350,006,996 2,149,056 0.874% 0.795% 1.099
12 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 2,527,969,199 15,781,273 6.310% 5.838% 1.081
13 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 564,694,401 3,655,844 1.409% 1.353% 1.042
14 New Orleans, LA MSA 202,203,688 1,309,445 0.505% 0.484% 1.042
15 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 320,306,959 2,346,153 0.799% 0.868% 0.921
16 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 322,582,790 2,365,345 0.805% 0.875% 0.920
17 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 198,752,949 1,645,924 0.496% 0.609% 0.815
18 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 525,735,818 4,407,579 1.312% 1.631% 0.805
19 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 145,442,059 1,321,546 0.363% 0.489% 0.743
20 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 318,045,488 2,911,683 0.794% 1.077% 0.737
21 San Antonio, TX MSA 165,088,716 1,538,338 0.412% 0.569% 0.724
22 St Louis, MO-IL MSA 254,003,109 2,563,801 0.634% 0.949% 0.668
23 Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA 250,695,430 2,831,234 0.626% 1.047% 0.597
24 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 97,190,328 1,105,909 0.243% 0.409% 0.593
25 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 167,706,789 1,948,264 0.419% 0.721% 0.581
26 El Paso, TX MSA 60,164,968 703,127 0.150% 0.260% 0.577
27 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 101,322,034 1,267,745 0.253% 0.469% 0.539
28 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 133,727,016 1,685,812 0.334% 0.624% 0.535
29 Tucson, AZ MSA 56,760,603 790,755 0.142% 0.293% 0.484
30 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 80,340,490 1,152,541 0.201% 0.426% 0.470
31 Hartford, CT MSA 77,589,619 1,143,859 0.194% 0.423% 0.458
32 Orlando, FL MSA 100,658,703 1,504,569 0.251% 0.557% 0.451
33 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 307,881,648 4,802,463 0.768% 1.777% 0.433
34 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 59,129,473 999,267 0.148% 0.370% 0.399
35 Springfield, MA MSA 33,494,908 573,727 0.084% 0.212% 0.394
36 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 62,984,439 1,093,427 0.157% 0.405% 0.389
37 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA 64,049,162 1,122,974 0.160% 0.415% 0.385
38 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 302,661,243 5,457,583 0.755% 2.019% 0.374
39 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 49,832,741 948,522 0.124% 0.351% 0.354
40 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 44,370,087 871,604 0.111% 0.322% 0.343
41 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 27,709,138 550,445 0.069% 0.204% 0.340
42 Columbus, OH MSA 73,676,286 1,469,604 0.184% 0.544% 0.338
43 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 76,497,757 1,542,143 0.191% 0.571% 0.335
44 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 138,547,687 2,931,004 0.346% 1.084% 0.319
45 Fresno, CA MSA 37,453,608 870,478 0.093% 0.322% 0.290
46 Jacksonville, FL MSA 41,716,598 1,044,684 0.104% 0.386% 0.269
47 Syracuse, NY MSA 28,909,123 734,640 0.072% 0.272% 0.265
48 Rochester, NY MSA 41,292,272 1,081,883 0.103% 0.400% 0.258
49 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 35,563,664 957,032 0.089% 0.354% 0.251
50 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 51,363,960 1,383,080 0.128% 0.512% 0.251
51 Toledo, OH MSA 22,116,000 609,935 0.055% 0.226% 0.245
52 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 78,917,502 2,256,559 0.197% 0.835% 0.236
53 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 60,008,642 1,737,025 0.150% 0.643% 0.233
54 Albuquerque, NM MSA 21,872,130 678,633 0.055% 0.251% 0.217
55 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 34,480,154 1,079,873 0.086% 0.400% 0.215
56 Indianapolis, IN MSA 47,112,516 1,519,194 0.118% 0.562% 0.209
57 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 17,739,898 615,491 0.044% 0.228% 0.194
58 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 19,446,794 693,900 0.049% 0.257% 0.189
59 Bakersfield, CA MSA 16,508,968 631,459 0.041% 0.234% 0.176
60 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 13,841,037 541,159 0.035% 0.200% 0.173
61 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 23,841,739 1,032,625 0.060% 0.382% 0.156
62 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 12,770,372 556,295 0.032% 0.206% 0.155
63 Nashville, TN MSA 26,046,650 1,156,225 0.065% 0.428% 0.152
64 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 11,843,364 543,082 0.030% 0.201% 0.147
65 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 13,372,476 616,877 0.033% 0.228% 0.146
66 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 11,247,907 575,129 0.028% 0.213% 0.132
67 Tulsa, OK MSA 14,591,702 776,906 0.036% 0.287% 0.127
68 Wichita, KS MSA 9,678,780 544,343 0.024% 0.201% 0.120
69 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 15,687,954 1,037,933 0.039% 0.384% 0.102
70 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 15,106,890 1,038,999 0.038% 0.384% 0.098
71 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 8,866,340 616,031 0.022% 0.228% 0.097
72 Columbia, SC MSA 6,979,264 512,316 0.017% 0.190% 0.092
73 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 12,826,857 1,167,629 0.032% 0.432% 0.074
74 Mobile, AL MSA 5,414,424 532,257 0.014% 0.197% 0.069
75 Knoxville, TN MSA 4,741,882 659,074 0.012% 0.244% 0.049
76 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 3,213,465 591,752 0.008% 0.219% 0.037
77 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 3,246,542 918,351 0.008% 0.340% 0.024
78 Birmingham, AL MSA 748,036 908,508 0.002% 0.336% 0.006
Calculated from US Census Bureau and US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database Information.

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