Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority

Commuter Bus at Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority

Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority carried 1,362,125 commuter bus boardings in FY2020 at $17.42 per ride. Ten years of National Transit Database figures for this service, with safety, reliability and the national comparison.

Commuter Bus Atlanta, GA
FY2020 boardings
1.36M
-28.1% vs FY2019
Cost per ride
$17.42
+58.5% nationwide $22.16
Subsidy per ride
$12.95
+54.7% operating cost less fares
Fare recovery
25.7%
+7.6% nationwide 25.4%
Passenger miles
36.6M
average trip 26.87 miles
Operating cost
$23.7M
Vehicles in service
129
at maximum service
Rides per revenue hour
14.04
97K hours operated

Ridership

Monthly data through June 2020.

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, FY2020

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 1,362,125 36,603,480 97,039 $23,732,562 $17.42 $12.95 25.7% 129

Safety and reliability

For this service alone.

Events by year

Complete calendar years only

Full series

Every year Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority reported this service.

Year Boardings Passenger miles Revenue miles Revenue hours Operating cost Fares Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
2020 1,362,125 36,603,480 2,217,893 97,039 $23,732,562 $6,099,323 $17.42 $12.95 25.7%
2019 1,894,119 48,499,235 2,511,035 113,111 $20,817,741 $4,972,176 $10.99 $8.37 23.9%
2018 1,687,030 45,122,110 2,311,808 112,335 $20,645,536 $4,473,716 $12.24 $9.59 21.7%