Comparison of Public Transport Market Share
to Annual Surface Traffic Growth Rates
in US Metropolitan Areas of More than
One Million Population
Ranking by Index
Annual Surface Traffic Growth Rates in US Metropolitan Areas of More than One Million Population | |||
| Metropolitan Area | Public Transport Market Share (Pass Mi) | Traffic Growth Rate (Pass Mi) | Index |
| Atlanta | 0.94% | 4.59% | 0.204 |
| Austin | 0.60% | 3.36% | 0.178 |
| Boston-Worcester-Lawrence | 2.27% | 2.66% | 0.853 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | 0.73% | 3.70% | 0.198 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | 0.25% | 5.89% | 0.042 |
| Chicago-Gary-Kenosha | 3.40% | 2.16% | 1.574 |
| Cincinnati-Hamilton | 0.49% | 2.26% | 0.215 |
| Cleveland-Akron | 0.76% | 2.96% | 0.256 |
| Columbus | 0.34% | 3.45% | 0.100 |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth | 0.34% | 1.72% | 0.198 |
| Denver-Boulder-Greeley | 0.99% | 2.50% | 0.394 |
| Detroit-Ann Arbor-Fliint | 0.45% | 1.63% | 0.279 |
| Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point | 0.07% | 5.14% | 0.014 |
| Hartford | 0.38% | 0.03% | 11.341 |
| Houston-Galveston-Brazoria | 0.73% | 2.27% | 0.321 |
| Indianapolis | 0.20% | 3.68% | 0.055 |
| Kansas City | 0.19% | 3.37% | 0.056 |
| Las Vegas | 0.87% | 4.57% | 0.190 |
| Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Co | 1.11% | 1.39% | 0.797 |
| Memphis | 0.46% | 2.60% | 0.176 |
| Miami-Ft. Lauderdale | 1.36% | 2.51% | 0.541 |
| Milwaukee | 0.68% | 1.22% | 0.559 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | 0.71% | 6.34% | 0.112 |
| Nashville | 0.12% | 2.61% | 0.046 |
| New Orleans | 2.06% | -1.03% | -1.992 |
| New York-NNJ-Long Island | 8.42% | 2.31% | 3.649 |
| Norfolk-Virginia Bch-Newport News | 0.35% | 3.35% | 0.103 |
| Oklahoma City | 0.10% | 9.09% | 0.011 |
| Orlando | 0.40% | 4.38% | 0.092 |
| Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City | 2.36% | 0.41% | 5.698 |
| Phoenix-Mesa | 0.47% | 0.22% | 2.186 |
| Pittsburgh | 1.17% | 2.02% | 0.580 |
| Portland-Salem | 1.19% | 4.68% | 0.255 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick | 0.67% | 0.19% | 3.605 |
| Rochester | 0.27% | 1.87% | 0.145 |
| Sacramento-Yolo | 0.54% | 2.12% | 0.253 |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden | 0.79% | 2.10% | 0.378 |
| San Antonio | 0.86% | 4.65% | 0.186 |
| San Diego | 1.02% | 1.66% | 0.611 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | 2.67% | 0.72% | 3.720 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton | 1.36% | 2.23% | 0.611 |
| St. Louis | 0.49% | 2.32% | 0.213 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | 0.31% | 1.99% | 0.157 |
| Washington-Baltimore | 2.40% | 1.05% | 2.284 |
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Index: Public transport market share divided by annual traffic growth rate Source: Calculated from US Department of Transportation data. Surface traffic includes streets, highways, urban rail and suburban rail in passenger miles (annual percentage change from 1994 to 1996). Public transport market share based upon passenger miles. | |||
Comparison of Public Transport Market Share to Annual Surface Traffic Growth Rates in US Metropolitan Areas of More than One Million Population | |||||
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Public Transport Market Share (Pass Mi) | Traffic Growth Rate (Pass Mi) | Index | Months |
| Index More than One Year | |||||
| 1 | New Orleans | 2.06% | -1.03% |
Minus Traffic Rate | |
|
2 |
Hartford | 0.38% | 0.03% | 11.341 | 136.1 |
| 3 | Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City | 2.36% | 0.41% | 5.698 | 68.4 |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | 2.67% | 0.72% | 3.720 | 44.6 |
| 5 | New York-NNJ-Long Island | 8.42% | 2.31% | 3.649 | 43.8 |
| 6 | Providence-Fall River-Warwick | 0.67% | 0.19% | 3.605 | 43.3 |
| 7 | Washington-Baltimore | 2.40% | 1.05% | 2.284 | 27.4 |
| 8 | Phoenix-Mesa | 0.47% | 0.22% | 2.186 | 26.2 |
| 9 | Chicago-Gary-Kenosha | 3.40% | 2.16% | 1.574 | 18.9 |
| Index 9 months to 1 Year | |||||
| 10 | Boston-Worcester-Lawrence | 2.27% | 2.66% | 0.853 | 10.2 |
| 11 | Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Co | 1.11% | 1.39% | 0.797 | 9.6 |
| Index 6 months to 9 months | |||||
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton | 1.36% | 2.23% | 0.611 | 7.3 |
| 13 | San Diego | 1.02% | 1.66% | 0.611 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 1.17% | 2.02% | 0.580 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Milwaukee | 0.68% | 1.22% | 0.559 | 6.7 |
| 16 | Miami-Ft. Lauderdale | 1.36% | 2.51% | 0.541 | 6.5 |
| Index 3 months to 6 months | |||||
| 17 | Denver-Boulder-Greeley | 0.99% | 2.50% | 0.394 | 4.7 |
| 18 | Salt Lake City-Ogden | 0.79% | 2.10% | 0.378 | 4.5 |
| 19 | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria | 0.73% | 2.27% | 0.321 | 3.8 |
| 20 | Detroit-Ann Arbor-Fliint | 0.45% | 1.63% | 0.279 | 3.3 |
| 21 | Cleveland-Akron | 0.76% | 2.96% | 0.256 | 3.1 |
| 22 | Portland-Salem | 1.19% | 4.68% | 0.255 | 3.1 |
| 23 | Sacramento-Yolo | 0.54% | 2.12% | 0.253 | 3.0 |
| Index 1 month to 3 months | |||||
| 24 | Cincinnati-Hamilton | 0.49% | 2.26% | 0.215 | 2.6 |
| 25 | St. Louis | 0.49% | 2.32% | 0.213 | 2.6 |
| 26 | Atlanta | 0.94% | 4.59% | 0.204 | 2.5 |
| 27 | Dallas-Ft. Worth | 0.34% | 1.72% | 0.198 | 2.4 |
| 28 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls | 0.73% | 3.70% | 0.198 | 2.4 |
| 29 | Las Vegas | 0.87% | 4.57% | 0.190 | 2.3 |
| 30 | San Antonio | 0.86% | 4.65% | 0.186 | 2.2 |
| 31 | Austin | 0.60% | 3.36% | 0.178 | 2.1 |
| 32 | Memphis | 0.46% | 2.60% | 0.176 | 2.1 |
| 33 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | 0.31% | 1.99% | 0.157 | 1.9 |
| 34 | Rochester | 0.27% | 1.87% | 0.145 | 1.7 |
| 35 | Minneapolis-St. Paul | 0.71% | 6.34% | 0.112 | 1.3 |
| 36 | Norfolk-Virginia Bch-Newport News | 0.35% | 3.35% | 0.103 | 1.2 |
| 37 | Columbus | 0.34% | 3.45% | 0.100 | 1.2 |
| 38 | Orlando | 0.40% | 4.38% | 0.092 | 1.1 |
| Index less than 1 month | |||||
| 39 | Kansas City | 0.19% | 3.37% | 0.056 | 0.7 |
| 40 | Indianapolis | 0.20% | 3.68% | 0.055 | 0.7 |
| 41 | Nashville | 0.12% | 2.61% | 0.046 | 0.5 |
| 42 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | 0.25% | 5.89% | 0.042 | 0.5 |
| Index less than 1 week | |||||
| 43 | Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point | 0.07% | 5.14% | 0.014 | 0.2 |
| 44 | Oklahoma City | 0.10% | 9.09% | 0.011 | 0.1 |