Mode detail
Commuter Bus
Commuter bus: peak-oriented express service, often from a park-and-ride into a downtown.
Boardings
Nationwide, annual
Operating cost
As reported and in 2024 dollars
Largest Commuter Bus operators, FY2025
| # | Agency | Service | Boardings | Operating cost | Cost / ride | Subsidy / ride | Fare recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MTA New York City Transit
Brooklyn, NY
|
Directly operated | 9,621,216 | $328,459,147 | $34.14 | $28.95 | 15.2% |
| 2 |
Sound Transit
Seattle, WA
|
Directly operated | 8,154,220 | $148,470,263 | $18.21 | $16.65 | 8.6% |
| 3 |
Houston METRO
Houston, TX
|
Directly operated | 3,256,825 | $65,058,663 | $19.98 | $17.27 | 13.6% |
| 4 |
Short Line
Mahwah, NJ
|
Directly operated | 1,917,534 | $35,949,196 | $18.75 | $4.40 | 76.5% |
| 5 |
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority
Glenwood Springs, CO
|
Directly operated | 1,611,011 | $24,198,173 | $15.02 | $14.02 | 6.6% |
| 6 |
Baltimore MTA
Baltimore, MD
|
Purchased transportation | 1,407,838 | $53,757,554 | $38.18 | $32.47 | 15% |
| 7 |
Woodbridge OmniRide
Woodbridge, VA
|
Purchased transportation | 1,166,936 | $21,858,191 | $18.73 | $8.43 | 55% |
| 8 |
Hoboken Academy
Hoboken, NJ
|
Directly operated | 1,158,366 | $21,760,936 | $18.79 | $3.33 | 82.3% |
| 9 |
City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Los Angeles, CA
|
Purchased transportation | 1,031,596 | $24,436,143 | $23.69 | $22.26 | 6% |
| 10 |
Coach USA
New Brunswick, NJ
|
Directly operated | 873,154 | $9,920,590 | $11.36 | $-3.13 | 127.5% |
| 11 |
Houston METRO
Houston, TX
|
Purchased transportation | 822,807 | $9,719,057 | $11.81 | $8.31 | 29.6% |
| 12 |
Lakeland Bus Lines, Inc.
Dover, NJ
|
Directly operated | 781,100 | $13,460,116 | $17.23 | $3.90 | 77.4% |
| 13 |
C&J Bus Lines
Portsmouth, NH
|
Directly operated | 659,053 | $17,581,349 | $26.68 | $-4.54 | 117% |
| 14 |
Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority
Atlanta, GA
|
Purchased transportation | 601,759 | $24,341,087 | $40.45 | $36.71 | 9.2% |
| 15 |
Utah Transit Authority
Salt Lake City, UT
|
Directly operated | 593,177 | $12,055,966 | $20.32 | $19.51 | 4% |
| 16 |
AC Transit
Oakland, CA
|
Directly operated | 588,492 | $10,290,042 | $17.49 | $12.90 | 26.2% |
| 17 |
Hampton Jitney, Inc.
Calverton, NY
|
Directly operated | 544,938 | $21,629,526 | $39.69 | $-0.15 | 100.4% |
| 18 |
Vallejo SolTrans
Vallejo, CA
|
Purchased transportation | 541,895 | $10,274,500 | $18.96 | $16.87 | 11% |
| 19 |
Transportation & Public Work
Miami, FL
|
Purchased transportation | 536,133 | $2,565,187 | $4.78 | $4.54 | 5.2% |
| 20 |
Rockland Coaches, Inc.
Paramus, NJ
|
Directly operated | 534,604 | $12,457,487 | $23.30 | $12.05 | 48.3% |
| 21 |
OBC Lines
Paramus, NJ
|
Directly operated | 450,343 | $7,181,564 | $15.95 | $0.00 | 100% |
| 22 |
Trans-Bridge Lines, Inc.
Bethlehem, PA
|
Directly operated | 424,369 | $10,774,299 | $25.39 | $-7.48 | 129.5% |
| 23 |
Ventura County Transportation Commission
Camarillo, CA
|
Purchased transportation | 405,489 | $9,387,733 | $23.15 | $21.78 | 5.9% |
| 24 |
Gunnison Valley RTA
Crested Butte, CO
|
Purchased transportation | 370,599 | $4,355,023 | $11.75 | — | — |
| 25 |
Adirondack Trailways
Hurley, NY
|
Directly operated | 358,744 | $10,764,525 | $30.01 | $1.67 | 94.4% |