Jacksonville Transportation Authority

Ferryboat at Jacksonville Transportation Authority

Jacksonville Transportation Authority carried 424,242 ferryboat boardings in FY2024 at $9.15 per ride. Ten years of National Transit Database figures for this service, with safety, reliability and the national comparison.

Ferryboat Jacksonville, FL
FY2024 boardings
424.2K
+39.1% vs FY2023
Cost per ride
$9.15
-29.1% nationwide $16.88
Subsidy per ride
$5.78
-39.8% operating cost less fares
Fare recovery
36.8%
+43.3% nationwide 25.8%
Passenger miles
209.4K
average trip 0.49 miles
Operating cost
$3.88M
Vehicles in service
1
at maximum service
Rides per revenue hour
83.1
5.1K hours operated

Ridership

Monthly data through July 2026.

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 ferryboat 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 424,242 209,441 5,105 $3,883,503 $9.15 $5.78 36.8% 1

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 Jacksonville Transportation Authority reported this service.

Year Boardings Passenger miles Revenue miles Revenue hours Operating cost Fares Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
2024 424,242 209,441 10,163 5,105 $3,883,503 $1,430,981 $9.15 $5.78 36.8%
2023 304,898 146,322 7,183 3,624 $3,939,097 $1,012,623 $12.92 $9.60 25.7%
2022 417,351 187,808 8,891 4,943 $3,162,214 $1,432,549 $7.58 $4.14 45.3%
2021 323,746 145,686 6,733 3,744 $2,875,014 $1,082,338 $8.88 $5.54 37.6%
2020 406,504 182,927 8,958 4,979 $2,678,076 $1,442,888 $6.59 $3.04 53.9%
2019 423,806 190,713 7,736 4,298 $3,086,268 $1,384,078 $7.28 $4.02 44.8%
2018 437,999 197,100 8,284 4,602 $2,471,976 $1,452,129 $5.64 $2.33 58.7%
2017 442,032 198,914 7,956 4,420 $2,302,822 $1,247,360 $5.21 $2.39 54.2%
2016 252,503 113,626 4,334 2,410 $1,175,606 $826,162 $4.66 $1.38 70.3%