Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation

Ferryboat at Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation

Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation carried 286,075 ferryboat boardings in FY2020 at $4.23 per ride. Ten years of National Transit Database figures for this service, with safety, reliability and the national comparison.

Ferryboat New York, NY
FY2020 boardings
286.1K
-79.5% vs FY2019
Cost per ride
$4.23
-25.2% nationwide $14.36
Subsidy per ride
$-3.13
-163.3% operating cost less fares
Fare recovery
173.9%
+43.7% nationwide 24.9%
Passenger miles
677.8K
average trip 2.37 miles
Operating cost
$1.21M
Vehicles in service
6
at maximum service
Rides per revenue hour
55.44
5.2K hours operated

Ridership

Monthly data through December 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 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, 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 286,075 677,848 5,160 $1,210,655 $4.23 $-3.13 173.9% 6

Safety and reliability

For this service alone.

Events by year

Complete calendar years only

Full series

Every year Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation reported this service.

Year Boardings Passenger miles Revenue miles Revenue hours Operating cost Fares Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
2020 286,075 677,848 45,998 5,160 $1,210,655 $2,105,422 $4.23 $-3.13 173.9%
2019 1,397,014 3,483,074 150,823 13,075 $7,906,301 $9,565,947 $5.66 $-1.19 121%
2018 1,371,821 3,472,314 148,993 14,283 $7,624,073 $8,946,645 $5.56 $-0.96 117.3%
2017 1,268,449 3,284,365 132,269 12,530 $7,153,603 $8,111,983 $5.64 $-0.76 113.4%
2016 1,136,683 3,025,885 124,592 14,516 $7,306,187 $7,514,947 $6.43 $-0.18 102.9%
2015 1,130,431 3,083,084 125,409 14,280 $8,023,801 $7,689,196 $7.10 $0.30 95.8%