National Transit Database 1995 Rankings
April 1997

TABLE #1.02 INTERMODAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Transit Performance Indicators: Details by Transit Agency

Directly Operated Service - Operating Expense

Land Based Fixed Route Modes

Sorted by Cost per Employee Work Hour

Rank State Transit Agency

Name

Mode

Peak

Vehicle

Reqt.

Per

Work

Hour

TOTAL/AVERAGE 53,329 $34.41
1 IA Iowa City-CAMBUS MB 15 $11.71
2 MS Gulfport-Coast MB 19 $11.81
3 SC Florence-PDRTA MB 3 $11.91
4 SC Sumter-Santee Wateree MB 11 $12.22
5 CA Davis-UNITRANS MB 27 $12.51
6 MD Hagerstown-Commuter MB 10 $12.96
7 CA OCTA- Dave Transportation MB 23 $13.55
8 VA Petersburg Area Transit MB 10 $13.60
9 AR Fayetteville-Springdale MB 12 $13.77
10 OH Akron-Kent State MB 20 $14.65
11 GA Columbus-METRA MB 16 $14.78
12 FL Vero Beach-Indian River MB 7 $15.09
13 GA Augusta-APT MB 22 $15.50
14 TX Lubbock-Citibus MB 32 $15.82
15 DE Delaware-DAST MB 27 $15.91
16 SC Myrtle Beach-CRPTA MB 9 $16.10
17 TN Johnson City-JCT MB 6 $16.19
18 ID Pocatello Urban Transit MB 8 $16.35
19 TX Brownsville-BUS MB 12 $16.40
20 TN Kingsport MB 1 $16.42
21 MI Benton Harbor-Twin Cities MB 2 $16.46
22 AL Huntsville MB 9 $16.51
23 TX Brazos Transit System MB 7 $17.35
24 IN Terre Haute-TU MB 11 $17.50
25 TX Galveston-Island Transit MB 12 $17.55
26 NY Utica-UTA MB 32 $17.62
27 IN NW IN-East Chicago MB 3 $17.90
28 ME Lewiston-Hudson Bus MB 10 $17.93
29 ME Bangor-The Bus MB 10 $17.93
30 TN Jackson Transit Authority MB 9 $18.05
31 TN Clarksville-CTS MB 6 $18.05
32 SD Rapid City Transit System MB 5 $18.09
33 IL Decatur-DPTS MB 19 $18.20
34 NM Santa Fe Trails MB 12 $18.28
35 FL Daytona Beach-STS MB 2 $18.33
36 LA Alexandria-ATRANS MB 8 $18.34
37 TX Amarillo-ACT MB 13 $18.60
38 TX Abilene-CityLink MB 10 $18.82
39 IA Davenport-Bettendorf MB 5 $19.11
40 WV Wheeling-OVRTA MB 16 $19.30
41 IL Chicago-Pace-ATC\VanCom MB 90 $19.35
42 LA Monroe-MTS MB 16 $19.39
43 VA Lynchburg-GLTC MB 21 $19.41
44 GA Albany-ATS MB 8 $19.44
45 NY Glens Falls-GGFT MB 6 $19.46
46 VA Roanoke-Valley Metro MB 29 $19.54
47 AR Little Rock-CAT MB 50 $19.62
48 GA Rome-Transit Department MB 20 $19.70
49 TX Laredo-El Metro MB 27 $19.71
50 NC Fayetteville-Fast MB 12 $19.78
51 IN Bloomington-BPT MB 16 $19.85
52 CO Greeley-The Bus MB 10 $19.86
53 PA Pittsburgh-GG&C Bus MB 5 $20.03
54 MO St. Joseph Express MB 10 $20.08
55 FL Lakeland-Citrus Connect MB 17 $20.10
56 TX Waco Transit System MB 12 $20.19
57 CT Danbury-HART MB 15 $20.20
58 NC High Point-Hitran MB 13 $20.21
59 VA Newport News-Pentran MB 106 $20.29
60 NV Las Vegas - ATC\VanCom MB 142 $20.49
61 PR San Juan-MBA MB 148 $20.65
62 FL Daytona Beach-VOTRAN MB 36 $20.67
63 MD Baltimore-Harford MB 7 $20.76
64 TX San Angelo-Antran MB 5 $21.04
65 NM Las Cruces-RoadRUNNER MB 9 $21.14
66 SC Columbia-SCE&G MB 35 $21.26
67 GA Athens-ATS MB 17 $21.35
68 OH Springfield-SCAT MB 12 $21.42
69 TX Galveston-Island Transit LR 4 $21.44
70 AL Tuscaloosa-CP&TA MB 5 $21.64
71 NY NY-Long Beach MB 9 $21.77
72 VA Norfolk-TRT MB 125 $21.81
73 FL Sarasota-SCTA MB 25 $21.87
74 TN Knoxville-K-Trans MB 55 $21.91
75 MI Detroit-Blue Water MB 7 $21.94
76 MT Billings-MET MB 16 $21.99
77 VA Danville-DTS MB 8 $22.06
78 NC Raleigh-CAT MB 37 $22.07
79 VA Charlottesville Transit MB 11 $22.09
80 PA Wilkes-Barre-(L) MB 29 $22.18
81 AL Mobile-MTA MB 33 $22.27
82 WV Charleston-KRT MB 44 $22.30
83 NY Poughkeepsie-LOOP MB 21 $22.35
84 MS Jackson-Jatran MB 33 $22.45
85 SC Greenville-GTA MB 17 $22.48
86 IN Lafayette-GLPTC MB 33 $22.58
87 TX Corpus Christi-The B MB 49 $22.66
88 IL Peoria-Pekin Municipal MB 2 $22.71
89 FL Tallahassee-TALTRAN MB 44 $22.72
90 AL Montgomery-MAT MB 26 $22.75
91 OH Cleveland-LAKETRAN MB 10 $22.80
92 KY Cincinnati-TANK MB 83 $22.91
93 WI Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro MB 16 $23.01
94 VA Richmond-GRTC MB 128 $23.06
95 AZ Phoenix PTD MB 293 $23.16
96 MI Bay City-Metro Transit MB 26 $23.20
97 MO Columbia-CATS MB 10 $23.26
98 CT New Haven-Milford MB 4 $23.30
99 MI Flint-MTA MB 135 $23.31
100 IN Evansville-METS MB 21 $23.39
101 SC Charleston-SCE&G MB 34 $23.45
102 NY NY-Spring Valley MB 2 $23.45
103 MI Battle Creek-BCT MB 16 $23.47
104 PA Lancaster-RRTA MB 32 $23.54
105 KS Topeka-TMTA MB 23 $23.64
106 WV Huntington-TTA MB 22 $23.67
107 TN Memphis-MATA LR 5 $23.71
108 CA San Bernardino-OMNITRANS MB 93 $23.72
109 MI Jackson-JTA MB 8 $23.74
110 IL Springfield-SMTD MB 37 $23.79
111 SD Sioux Falls-The Bus MB 21 $23.84
112 LA Baton Rouge-CTC MB 37 $23.88
113 MN St. Cloud-Metro Bus MB 18 $23.89
114 IL Rock Island-Metro Link MB 48 $23.95
115 NH Manchester-MTA MB 11 $23.99
116 NC Wilmington-WTA MB 9 $23.99
117 OH Middletown-MTS MB 4 $24.00
118 FL Jacksonville-JTA MB 139 $24.01
119 WI Wausau-WATS MB 20 $24.02
120 PA Johnstown-CCTA MB 25 $24.12
121 TX Dallas-DART MB 517 $24.21
122 WI LaCrosse Municipal MB 13 $24.23
123 OR Portland-Tri-Met LR 23 $24.30
124 NE Omaha-TA MB 119 $24.39
125 FL Ft. Myers-LeeTran MB 27 $24.40
126 WI Oshkosh-OTS MB 13 $24.43
127 PA State College-Centre Line MB 24 $24.47
128 OR Salem-Cherriots MB 44 $24.51
129 MT Missoula-Mountain Line MB 15 $24.51
130 AZ Tucson-Sun Tran MB 157 $24.53
131 OK Tulsa-MTA MB 62 $24.56
132 NC Asheville-City Coach MB 11 $24.62
133 NY Broome County MB 36 $24.63
134 CO Fort Collins-Transfort MB 15 $24.75
135 TX San Antonio-VIA MB 467 $24.85
136 IN Muncie-MITS MB 18 $24.90
137 IA Des Moines-Metro MB 75 $24.94
138 GA Savannah-CAT MB 50 $24.99
139 TN Chattanooga-CARTA MB 52 $25.03
140 IA Waterloo-MET MB 14 $25.10
141 MT Great Falls-GFT MB 14 $25.10
142 KS Wichita-MTA MB 43 $25.10
143 AL Birmingham-Max MB 78 $25.14
144 UT Salt Lake City-UTA MB 432 $25.21
145 NE Lincoln- StarTRAN MB 48 $25.21
146 NC Durham-Chapel Hill MB 41 $25.23
147 NY Syracuse-RTA-Cayuga MB 13 $25.25
148 KY Lexington-Fayette-LexTran MB 31 $25.26
149 TX Fort Worth-The T MB 102 $25.28
150 IA Dubuque, IA-KeyLine MB 13 $25.30
151 IA Sioux City-STC MB 21 $25.31
152 PA Erie-EMTA MB 52 $25.36
153 TX Houston-Metro MB 910 $25.41
154 WA Richland-Ben Franklin MB 43 $25.49
155 TX El Paso-Sun Metro MB 125 $25.50
156 LA Shreveport-SparTran MB 37 $25.69
157 CO Colorado Springs Transit MB 40 $25.74
158 TN Memphis-MATA MB 158 $25.76
159 CA Palm Springs-SunBus MB 26 $25.84
160 MD Annapolis Public Transit MB 11 $25.85
161 GA Atlanta-MARTA MB 565 $25.95
162 ND Grand Forks-City Bus MB 12 $26.08
163 NY Albany-Upstate Transit MB 16 $26.10
164 WI Appleton-Valley Transit MB 26 $26.17
165 NY Albany-CDTA MB 192 $26.22
166 FL Tampa-Hartline MB 119 $26.26
167 WI Racine-Belle Urban System MB 31 $26.27
168 WI Sheboygan-ST MB 30 $26.30
169 MN Duluth-DTA MB 71 $26.36
170 CA Monterey-MST MB 43 $26.38
171 WI Janesville-JTS MB 17 $26.46
172 FL Bradenton-MCT MB 9 $26.51
173 NC Durham-DATA MB 25 $26.53
174 FL Gainesville-RTS MB 31 $26.53
175 FL Pensacola-ECTS MB 26 $26.64
176 IL Bloomington-Normal MB 14 $26.65
177 NC Charlotte-CTS MB 126 $26.66
178 MI Detroit-SMART MB 209 $26.66
179 IA Five Seasons Trans MB 34 $26.81
180 OR Medford-RVTD MB 9 $26.82
181 TX Beaumont-BMT MB 12 $27.05
182 VT Burlington-CT MB 24 $27.08
183 NC Winston-Salem-WSTA MB 41 $27.14
184 WI Green Bay-GBT MB 35 $27.24
185 CA Bakersfield-GET MB 54 $27.30
186 ME Portland-METRO MB 20 $27.33
187 MD City of Frederick MB 3 $27.39
188 OH Canton-RTA Proline MB 26 $27.46
189 NY Syracuse-RTA-Centro MB 156 $27.48
190 CA San Diego-NCTD MB 130 $27.53
191 CA Santa Barbara-MTD MB 55 $27.58
192 MI Grand Rapids-GRATA MB 69 $27.62
193 OH Youngstown-WRTA MB 28 $27.64
194 CA LA-Long Beach Transit MB 146 $27.73
195 TN Nashville-MTA MB 100 $27.82
196 KY Louisville-TARC MB 211 $27.83
197 OH Toledo-TARTA MB 147 $28.07
198 PA Pittsburgh-PAT MB 726 $28.08
199 IL Peoria-GP Transit MB 64 $28.10
200 OR Eugene-LTD MB 79 $28.11
201 PA Williamsport-City Bus MB 14 $28.11
202 OK Oklahoma City-COTPA MB 47 $28.18
203 WA Olympia-IT MB 69 $28.22
204 ID Boise Urban Stages MB 26 $28.23
205 IN NW IN-Gary-GPTC MB 30 $28.30
206 WI Eau Claire-ECT MB 11 $28.35
207 CO Pueblo-CityBus MB 9 $28.48
208 FL Brevard-SCAT MB 14 $28.55
209 TX Austin-Capital Metro MB 145 $28.68
210 IL Champaign-Urbana-MTD MB 67 $28.76
211 PA Philadelphia-SEPTA LR 113 $28.77
212 FL Orlando-LYNX MB 144 $28.81
213 CT Hartford-CT Transit MB 186 $28.82
214 IL Rockford-RMTD MB 29 $28.89
215 IL Chicago-RTA-Pace MB 418 $28.90
216 PA Altoona-AMTRAN MB 25 $28.90
217 MI Muskegon Area Transit MB 13 $28.97
218 MA Lowell-LRTA MB 28 $29.08
219 TX Port Arthur-PAT MB 6 $29.12
220 IN South Bend-Transpo MB 45 $29.14
221 CA LA-Laguna Beach MB 3 $29.20
222 PA Allentown-Lanta MB 53 $29.21
223 MO Springfield-CU MB 19 $29.25
224 MO St. Louis-Bi-State MB 561 $29.34
225 WA Vancouver-C-Tran MB 67 $29.37
226 NJ NJ/NY-Rockland MB 105 $29.39
227 CO Denver-RTD MB 519 $29.45
228 CA Riverside-RTA MB 53 $29.48
229 MD Baltimore-ColumBus MB 6 $29.49
230 CT New Haven-CT Transit MB 86 $29.50
231 NY Buffalo-NFTA MB 294 $29.62
232 CO Denver-RTD LR 11 $29.63
233 NY NY-Clarkstown Mini-Trans MB 5 $29.67
234 FL Ft. Lauderdale-Bct MB 155 $29.75
235 MN Minneapolis-St. Paul-MCTO MB 837 $29.78
236 OH Cleveland-RTA MB 591 $29.86
237 NM Albuquerque-Sun Tran MB 104 $29.88
238 FL West Palm-CoTran MB 58 $29.96
239 OH Columbus-COTA MB 255 $29.98
240 NV Reno-Citifare MB 53 $30.06
241 NJ NJ-NJTC/Suburban MB 162 $30.13
242 WA Tacoma-Pierce Transit MB 146 $30.16
243 OH Cincinnati-SORTA MB 325 $30.18
244 NY NYCDOT-Bus Tours MB 100 $30.19
245 MI Kalamazoo-Metro MB 25 $30.21
246 NY Rochester-RTS MB 177 $30.23
247 MO Kansas City-KCATA MB 200 $30.29
248 FL Miami-MDTA MB 487 $30.29
249 PA Harrisburg-Cat MB 51 $30.30
250 LA New Orleans-LA Transit MB 24 $30.37
251 CA San Diego Transit MB 273 $30.41
252 WI Beloit-City of Beloit MB 8 $30.42
253 RI Providence-RIPTA MB 195 $30.45
254 CT Greater Bridgeport TD MB 39 $30.46
255 CA San Francisco-Muni CC 26 $30.47
256 PA Scranton-Colts MB 26 $30.51
257 OH Cleveland-RTA HR 35 $30.64
258 OH Akron-Metro MB 142 $30.86
259 CA San Joaquin-Smart MB 59 $31.04
260 CT Norwalk-Wheels MB 17 $31.08
261 WA Bremerton-Kitsap Transit MB 81 $31.43
262 CA Contra Costa-Connection MB 97 $31.54
263 LA New Orleans-RTA MB 374 $31.55
264 LA Lake Charles MB 8 $31.66
265 MD Baltimore-Maryland-MTA HR 54 $31.69
266 PA Philadelphia-SEPTA HR 287 $31.69
267 FL St. Petersburg-PSTA MB 103 $31.75
268 NJ NJ Transit (Contract) MB 457 $31.82
269 CT New Haven-NET MB 27 $31.85
270 CT CT-Carey Transportation MB 54 $31.90
271 NY NY-Hart MB 10 $31.97
272 WI Milwaukee-County MB 431 $31.98
273 OH Dayton-RTA TB 26 $31.99
274 PA Reading-BARTA MB 43 $32.12
275 SC Sumter-Spartanburg MB 6 $32.28
276 OH Dayton-RTA MB 167 $32.33
277 OH Cleveland-RTA LR 26 $32.42
278 NC Durham-Triangle Transit MB 20 $32.43
279 CT Stamford-CT Transit MB 28 $32.46
280 LA New Orleans-Westside MB 23 $32.60
281 IA Davenport-CitiBus MB 15 $32.69
282 MA Worcester-WRTA MB 42 $32.72
283 TX Dallas-DART/ATE MB 224 $33.00
284 IA Iowa City Transit MB 16 $33.00
285 IN Fort Wayne-PTC MB 20 $33.08
286 NY NY-MTA-Staten Island HR 36 $33.11
287 PA Philadelphia-SEPTA MB 1106 $33.15
288 NY NY-Monsey New Square MB 24 $33.20
289 CA LA-Santa Monica MB 106 $33.47
290 MD Maryland-Ride-On MB 162 $33.53
291 LA Lafayette-COLT MB 12 $33.59
292 PA Pittsburgh-PAT LR 44 $33.60
293 PA Philadelphia-SEPTA TB 47 $33.65
294 NY NY-MTA-NYCTA HR 4816 $33.85
295 WA Spokane-STA MB 119 $34.24
296 CA LA-Montebello MB 33 $34.29
297 CA LA-Commerce MB 6 $34.33
298 MD Baltimore-Maryland-MTA MB 677 $34.35
299 WA Seattle-Snohomish-Commun. MB 101 $34.60
300 GA Atlanta-MARTA HR 158 $34.62
301 NY NY-MTA-NYCTA MB 3094 $34.64
302 HI Honolulu-DTS MB 410 $34.68
303 WI Madison-MMT MB 141 $34.72
304 MA Boston-MBTA CR 307 $34.75
305 MI Detroit-D-DOT MB 384 $34.84
306 IL Chicago-RTA-CTA MB 1657 $34.87
307 DE Wilmington-DART MB 107 $34.94
308 CA Oxnard-SCAT MB 27 $35.00
309 CA LA-LACMTA-Metro MB 1805 $35.08
310 CA Santa Rosa-City Bus MB 17 $35.15
311 OR Portland-Tri-Met MB 513 $35.19
312 WA Seattle-Metro MB 811 $35.20
313 DC Washington-WMATA MB 1283 $35.54
314 MI Lansing-CATA MB 38 $35.68
315 CA Sacramento-RT MB 168 $35.70
316 IL Chicago-RTA-CTA HR 803 $35.78
317 CA LA-Culver City MB 24 $35.85
318 WA Seattle-Metro LR 3 $35.88
319 NY NY-Westchester-Liberty MB 255 $36.33
320 WA Seattle-Metro TB 127 $36.34
321 CA SF-Golden Gate MB 224 $36.39
322 NY NY-MTA-Long Island Bus MB 265 $36.40
323 CA LA-OCTA MB 367 $36.41
324 LA New Orleans-RTA LR 22 $36.60
325 CA Fresno-FAX MB 74 $36.61
326 MI Ann Arbor-AATA MB 59 $36.63
327 CA Oakland-AC Transit MB 580 $36.70
328 FL Jacksonville-JTA AG 2 $36.89
329 PA Philadelphia-SEPTA CR 283 $37.03
330 WA Bellingham-WTA MB 27 $37.13
331 MA Boston-MBTA LR 142 $37.14
332 CA SF-SamTrans MB 212 $37.28
333 CA San Diego- The Trolley LR 59 $37.31
334 WA Yakima Transit MB 16 $37.57
335 CA San Francisco-Muni LR 99 $37.68
336 NJ NJ-NJTC/Hudson Transit MB 112 $37.73
337 MD Baltimore-Maryland-MTA LR 30 $37.89
338 CA San Jose-SCCTD MB 378 $38.57
339 NY Ithaca-TOMTRAN MB 8 $38.71
340 DC Washington-WMATA HR 588 $38.83
341 MA Boston-MBTA MB 790 $39.52
342 NJ New Jersey Transit MB 1587 $39.59
343 MA Boston-MBTA HR 310 $39.76
344 MI Detroit-DTC AG 6 $40.10
345 NY NYCDOT-Queens MB 221 $40.16
346 CA San Francisco-Muni MB 373 $40.40
347 NY NYCDOT-GTJC MB 493 $41.05
348 CA San Francisco-Muni TB 263 $41.08
349 CA Santa Cruz-METRO MB 57 $41.10
350 AK Municipality of Anchorage MB 39 $41.94
351 NY NY-MTA-Metro North RR CR 718 $41.96
352 CA LA-Norwalk MB 15 $42.03
353 MA Boston-MBTA TB 23 $42.29
354 NJ NJ-NJTC/Academy MB 175 $43.02
355 FL Miami-MDTA AG 20 $43.04
356 NY Buffalo-NFTA LR 23 $43.09
357 WA Seattle-Everett MB 33 $43.17
358 IN NW IN-NICTD CR 45 $43.17
359 CA San Francisco-BART HR 406 $43.25
360 CA LA-Torrance MB 44 $43.65
361 NJ Philadelphia-PATCO HR 102 $44.10
362 IL Chicago-RTA-Metra CR 912 $44.33
363 MO St. Louis-Bi-State LR 26 $44.52
364 NJ New Jersey Transit LR 16 $44.60
365 CA Sacramento-RT LR 32 $44.97
366 NJ New Jersey Transit CR 644 $45.49
367 CA LA-Gardena Bus Line MB 38 $46.70
368 CA LA-LACMTA-Metro HR 16 $47.20
369 FL Miami-MDTA HR 80 $49.29
370 CA San Jose-SCCTD LR 32 $50.80
371 NY NY-MTA-Long Island RR CR 982 $52.47
372 CA LA-LACMTA-Metro LR 36 $64.30
373 NY Port Authority-PATH HR 282 $71.49
374 IN Indianapolis-Metro MB 105 $87.71
From TABLE 29-95 (USDOT FTA 1995 National Transit Database)
Data rounded to 2nd digit
Agencies ranked by data beyond 2nd digit --- there are no ties.

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