Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

Commuter Bus at Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

Georgia Regional Transportation Authority carried 1,626,252 commuter bus boardings in FY2017 at $13.74 per ride. Ten years of National Transit Database figures for this service, with safety, reliability and the national comparison.

Commuter Bus Atlanta, GA
FY2017 boardings
1.63M
+5% vs FY2016
Cost per ride
$13.74
+6.2% nationwide $11.23
Subsidy per ride
$10.68
+13.9% operating cost less fares
Fare recovery
22.3%
-19.2% nationwide 50.9%
Passenger miles
40.8M
average trip 25.09 miles
Operating cost
$22.3M
Vehicles in service
125
at maximum service
Rides per revenue hour
14.74
110.3K hours operated

Ridership

Monthly data through June 2017.

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, FY2017

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 1,626,252 40,800,158 110,328 $22,340,213 $13.74 $10.68 22.3% 125

Safety and reliability

For this service alone.

Events by year

Complete calendar years only

Full series

Every year Georgia Regional Transportation Authority reported this service.

Year Boardings Passenger miles Revenue miles Revenue hours Operating cost Fares Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
2017 1,626,252 40,800,158 2,498,086 110,328 $22,340,213 $4,973,065 $13.74 $10.68 22.3%
2016 1,548,876 39,016,312 2,640,033 103,257 $20,042,507 $5,519,489 $12.94 $9.38 27.5%
2015 1,646,519 41,108,134 2,594,964 101,651 $18,299,225 $6,005,107 $11.11 $7.47 32.8%