WeGo Public Transit

Commuter Bus at WeGo Public Transit

WeGo Public Transit carried 328,529 commuter bus boardings in FY2017 at $8.92 per ride. Ten years of National Transit Database figures for this service, with safety, reliability and the national comparison.

Commuter Bus Madison, TN
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FY2017 boardings
328.5K
-5.5% vs FY2016
Cost per ride
$8.92
+15.1% nationwide $11.23
Subsidy per ride
$6.48
+32.1% operating cost less fares
Fare recovery
27.3%
-25.5% nationwide 50.9%
Passenger miles
4.44M
average trip 13.52 miles
Operating cost
$2.93M
Vehicles in service
23
at maximum service
Rides per revenue hour
15.8
20.8K hours operated

Ridership

Monthly data through June 2017.

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, FY2017

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 328,529 4,441,279 20,796 $2,928,935 $8.92 $6.48 27.3% 23

Safety and reliability

For this service alone.

Events by year

Complete calendar years only

Full series

Every year WeGo Public Transit reported this service.

Year Boardings Passenger miles Revenue miles Revenue hours Operating cost Fares Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
2017 328,529 4,441,279 414,287 20,796 $2,928,935 $800,403 $8.92 $6.48 27.3%
2016 347,697 4,006,332 415,431 20,589 $2,692,958 $987,601 $7.75 $4.90 36.7%
2015 378,938 4,928,738 417,427 20,331 $2,642,316 $1,051,330 $6.97 $4.20 39.8%