Plaquemines Parish Government

Ferryboat at Plaquemines Parish Government

Plaquemines Parish Government carried 448,541 ferryboat boardings in FY2021 at $7.02 per ride. Ten years of National Transit Database figures for this service, with safety, reliability and the national comparison.

Ferryboat Belle Chasse, LA
← All of Plaquemines Parish Government
FY2021 boardings
448.5K
-11.3% vs FY2020
Cost per ride
$7.02
+10.3% nationwide $20.33
Subsidy per ride
$6.60
+9.3% operating cost less fares
Fare recovery
5.9%
+15.8% nationwide 21%
Passenger miles
224.3K
average trip 0.5 miles
Operating cost
$3.15M
Vehicles in service
2
at maximum service
Rides per revenue hour
60.83
7.4K hours operated

Ridership

Monthly data through December 2021.

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, FY2021

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
Directly operated 448,541 224,271 7,374 $3,148,551 $7.02 $6.60 5.9% 2

Safety and reliability

For this service alone.

Events by year

Complete calendar years only

Full series

Every year Plaquemines Parish Government reported this service.

Year Boardings Passenger miles Revenue miles Revenue hours Operating cost Fares Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
2021 448,541 224,271 14,729 7,374 $3,148,551 $186,461 $7.02 $6.60 5.9%
2020 505,664 252,832 16,452 8,257 $3,218,768 $164,678 $6.37 $6.04 5.1%
2019 718,059 359,030 21,334 12,119 $3,567,765 $297,726 $4.97 $4.55 8.3%
2018 712,779 356,390 19,946 11,740 $3,478,624 $320,633 $4.88 $4.43 9.2%
2017 856,563 428,282 21,200 12,269 $3,819,845 $399,651 $4.46 $3.99 10.5%
2016 864,637 432,319 22,487 12,644 $4,188,307 $437,304 $4.84 $4.34 10.4%
2015 774,899 387,450 21,222 10,832 $3,845,710 $114,355 $4.96 $4.82 3%