USA Public Transport Ridership by
Urban Area: 2005

2005
Rank (PM)	Urban Area	Unlinked Trips x1000	Passenger Miles x1000	Per Capita Passenger Miles	Estimated Public Transport Market Share (Motorized Travel)	Estimated Population 2005 x1000	2000 Population/ Square Mile	2000 Population/ Square Kilometer
1	New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT	3,425,048	18,531,460	1,018	9.6%	18,210	5,309	2,050
2	Chicago, IL-IN	598,348	3,806,135	442	3.7%	8,620	3,913	1,511
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	659,322	2,928,534	238	1.8%	12,320	7,068	2,729
4	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	406,745	2,234,030	687	5.0%	3,251	6,126	2,365
5	Washington, DC-VA-MD	459,729	2,177,135	509	3.7%	4,280	3,400	1,313
6	Boston, MA-NH-RI	398,533	1,737,546	429	3.1%	4,050	2,323	897
7	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	350,558	1,611,989	282	2.5%	5,720	2,861	1,104
8	Atlanta, GA	149,592	797,420	197	1.1%	4,050	1,783	688
9	Seattle, WA	129,880	771,105	271	1.9%	2,850	2,843	1,098
10	Miami, FL	145,008	758,041	145	1.0%	5,230	4,408	1,702
11	Baltimore, MD	104,497	654,693	315	2.1%	2,080	3,040	1,174
12	Houston, TX	91,781	500,141	117	0.9%	4,280	2,952	1,140
13	San Diego, CA	87,882	457,392	164	1.1%	2,790	3,420	1,320
14	Portland, OR-WA	109,383	455,692	265	2.2%	1,720	3,340	1,290
15	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	79,999	440,488	94	0.6%	4,670	2,946	1,138
16	Denver-Aurora, CO	85,132	423,588	195	1.4%	2,170	3,978	1,536
17	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	79,005	371,815	147	1.0%	2,530	2,672	1,032
18	Pittsburgh, PA	67,062	296,274	172	1.3%	1,720	2,058	794
19	Honolulu, HI	67,407	291,110	392	3.7%	742	4,664	1,801
20	Cleveland, OH	65,781	286,327	162	1.3%	1,770	2,761	1,066
21	St. Louis, MO-IL	47,648	260,594	122	0.7%	2,140	2,506	968
22	Detroit, MI	45,263	257,984	66	0.4%	3,930	3,093	1,194
23	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ	58,672	230,374	67	0.5%	3,460	3,638	1,405
24	Las Vegas, NV	52,811	186,390	114	1.0%	1,630	4,596	1,774
25	San Antonio, TX	39,697	169,098	115	0.9%	1,470	3,254	1,256
26	San Jose, CA	37,564	159,353	102	0.7%	1,555	5,917	2,284
27	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	29,594	158,304	102	0.7%	1,550	2,237	864
28	Salt Lake City, UT	36,689	151,703	160	1.2%	948	3,843	1,484
29	Milwaukee, WI	51,875	148,671	113	0.7%	1,320	2,688	1,038
30	Orlando, FL	24,059	148,002	109	0.6%	1,360	2,555	987
31	Sacramento, CA	32,514	139,432	88	0.7%	1,580	3,776	1,458
32	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	22,340	118,696	66	0.5%	1,810	3,432	1,325
33	Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL	22,552	106,808	47	0.3%	2,280	2,571	993
34	Austin, TX	32,476	104,094	99	0.8%	1,050	2,836	1,095
35	Virginia Beach, VA	23,492	99,459	68	0.5%	1,460	2,646	1,022
36	Providence, RI-MA	19,308	89,748	75	0.6%	1,200	2,330	900
37	Buffalo, NY	23,431	76,169	79	0.6%	958	2,661	1,028
38	Charlotte, NC-SC	17,312	74,707	86	0.4%	867	1,745	674
39	Stockton, CA	4,563	67,517	183	1.7%	369	4,235	1,635
40	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	11,898	62,226	61	0.4%	1,020	2,430	938
41	Hartford, CT	13,458	61,475	70	0.4%	880	1,816	701
42	Jacksonville, FL	9,766	60,219	61	0.3%	981	2,147	829
43	Columbus, OH	14,625	58,686	49	0.3%	1,200	2,847	1,099
44	Tucson, AZ	16,236	58,636	74	0.5%	790	2,476	956
45	El Paso, TX-NM	12,345	55,326	77	0.7%	717	3,081	1,190
46	Kansas City, MO-KS	13,921	53,849	37	0.2%	1,440	2,332	900
47	Louisville, KY-IN	15,038	53,640	60	0.4%	898	2,209	853
48	Rochester, NY	12,928	42,029	60	0.4%	695	2,354	909
49	Albany, NY	11,691	41,906	73	0.5%	575	1,968	760
50	Indianapolis, IN	8,486	40,951	31	0.3%	1,310	2,204	851
51	Santa Clarita, CA	3,447	40,342				3,157	1,219
52	Durham, NC	10,935	39,921				1,833	708
53	Dayton, OH	11,780	39,801				2,171	838
54	Madison, WI	11,476	38,416				2,891	1,116
55	Eugene, OR	8,349	35,005				3,295	1,272
56	Richmond, VA	12,880	34,828				1,874	723
57	Lancaster-Palmdale, CA	2,669	34,532				2,928	1,131
58	Spokane, WA-ID	7,688	34,289				2,342	904
59	Santa Cruz, CA	5,523	31,587				2,861