Worcester Regional Transit Authority COA

Demand Response at Worcester Regional Transit Authority COA

Worcester Regional Transit Authority COA carried 38,318 demand response boardings in FY2015 at $18.06 per ride. Ten years of National Transit Database figures for this service, with safety, reliability and the national comparison.

Demand Response Worcester, MA
FY2015 boardings
38.3K
vs FY2014
Cost per ride
$18.06
nationwide $28.54
Subsidy per ride
$16.65
operating cost less fares
Fare recovery
7.8%
nationwide 7.7%
Passenger miles
293.1K
average trip 7.65 miles
Operating cost
$692.1K
Vehicles in service
15
at maximum service
Rides per revenue hour
2.38
16.1K hours operated

Ridership

Monthly data through June 2015.

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 demand response 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, FY2015

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 38,318 293,094 16,111 $692,116 $18.06 $16.65 7.8% 15

Safety and reliability

For this service alone.

Events by year

Complete calendar years only

Full series

Every year Worcester Regional Transit Authority COA reported this service.

Year Boardings Passenger miles Revenue miles Revenue hours Operating cost Fares Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
2015 38,318 293,094 233,848 16,111 $692,116 $54,150 $18.06 $16.65 7.8%