The Hop

Commuter Bus at The Hop

The Hop carried 10,391 commuter bus boardings in FY2024 at $55.34 per ride. Ten years of National Transit Database figures for this service, with safety, reliability and the national comparison.

Commuter Bus Belton, TX
FY2024 boardings
10.4K
vs FY2023
Cost per ride
$55.34
nationwide $24.52
Subsidy per ride
$52.77
operating cost less fares
Fare recovery
4.6%
nationwide 25.3%
Passenger miles
412.6K
average trip 39.71 miles
Operating cost
$575K
Vehicles in service
6
at maximum service
Rides per revenue hour
1.93
5.4K 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 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, 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
Directly operated 10,391 412,608 5,395 $575,004 $55.34 $52.77 4.6% 6

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 The Hop reported this service.

Year Boardings Passenger miles Revenue miles Revenue hours Operating cost Fares Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
2024 10,391 412,608 146,619 5,395 $575,004 $26,654 $55.34 $52.77 4.6%