Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority

Commuter Bus at Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority

Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority carried 85,536 commuter bus boardings in FY2024 at $36.15 per ride. Ten years of National Transit Database figures for this service, with safety, reliability and the national comparison.

Commuter Bus Ann Arbor, MI
← All of Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority
FY2024 boardings
85.5K
+50.7% vs FY2023
Cost per ride
$36.15
-33.5% nationwide $24.52
Subsidy per ride
$32.13
-35.3% operating cost less fares
Fare recovery
11.1%
+27.7% nationwide 25.3%
Passenger miles
3.85M
average trip 45 miles
Operating cost
$3.09M
Vehicles in service
3
at maximum service
Rides per revenue hour
5.41
15.8K hours operated

Ridership

Monthly data through September 2024.

This year against the last five

Same months on one axis, so seasonality does not read as a trend

Annual boardings

Ten-year series

Cost

This service against every commuter bus operator in the country.

Cost per ride

This agency against the national figure for the same mode

Fare recovery

Share of operating cost covered by fares

Directly operated and purchased service, FY2024

NTD reports these separately. An agency that contracts a service out reports the contract price, which bundles costs a directly operating agency reports line by line.

Service Boardings Passenger miles Revenue hours Operating cost Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery Vehicles
Purchased transportation 85,536 3,849,120 15,812 $3,092,350 $36.15 $32.13 11.1% 3

Safety and reliability

For this service alone.

Events by year

Complete calendar years only

Miles between failures

Revenue miles divided by mechanical failures. Higher is better.

Full series

Every year Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority reported this service.

Year Boardings Passenger miles Revenue miles Revenue hours Operating cost Fares Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
2024 85,536 3,849,120 454,275 15,812 $3,092,350 $343,922 $36.15 $32.13 11.1%
2023 56,777 2,498,188 455,400 16,005 $3,088,684 $268,952 $54.40 $49.66 8.7%
2022 27,243 1,198,692 401,085 13,486 $2,594,078 $166,926 $95.22 $89.09 6.4%
2021 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2020 62,718 1,720,972 189,986 5,982 $760,277 $658,574 $12.12 $1.62 86.6%
2019 122,391 2,968,769 334,065 10,711 $1,527,413 $1,164,662 $12.48 $2.96 76.3%
2018 117,372 2,864,306 334,271 11,069 $1,439,088 $1,126,105 $12.26 $2.67 78.3%
2017 110,964 2,692,965 334,522 11,081 $1,648,227 $1,131,225 $14.85 $4.66 68.6%
2016 113,843 2,878,953 351,785 11,224 $1,559,094 $1,167,970 $13.70 $3.44 74.9%
2015 114,599 2,846,154 345,888 11,042 $1,620,117 $1,148,290 $14.14 $4.12 70.9%